Security forces surround militants in Kupwara

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between militants, holed up in a house, and security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police sources said. Acting on a specific information about the presence of militants in a house in Shatipora village at Handwara, some 90 km from here, army and police launched a joint operation in the area.[caption id=“attachment_1262533” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Fighting militants. PTI [/caption] As security forces cordoned the area, the militants fired at them, the sources said. Security personnel retaliated triggering a gunbattle, they said, adding there was no report of any casualty so far. PTI