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Shopian military Op: Militants escape after brief exhange of fire, says police

Armed forces personnel near military operation site in Kashmir. [FPK File Photo]

Shopain: After a brief exchange of fire with armed forces on Wednesday, militants managed to flee from Chakoora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district.

A top police officer told GNS that there was a brief exchange of firing between militants and armed forces.

As the firing stopped, searches were intensified at the suspected spot, where no militant was found. They might have escaped taking advantage of darkness, the officer added.

Earlier, police in a tweet reported about the operation against militants.

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