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Kulgam military Op: Three injured armed forces personnel succumb, says army 

A deployment of armed forces personnel in Halan forest area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district as military operation against militants is uderway in the area. [FPK Photo/ Qayoom Khan]

Kulgam: All the three armed forces personnel injured in a military operation against militants in Halan forest area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district have succumbed, army said on Saturday.

Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the Army’s Chinar Corps, stationed here at BB Cantonment, tweeted; “On specific inputs regarding presence of terrorists on higher reaches of Halan in Kulgam, operations launched by Security Forces on 04 Aug 23. In exchange of firing with terrorists, three personnel sustained injuries and later succumbed (sic.)”.

“Search operations are continuing”, read the tweet further.

Pertinent to mention that the three army men sustained injuries in the operation in Halan woods on Friday evening.

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