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Kokernag military Op: Two civilians injured, 2 army personnel killed, says police

An armed forces personnel stands deployed near military Op site in Kashmir. [FPK File Photo/ Zainab]

Kokernag: Two civilians were injured and two armymen personnel were killed  in an ongoing operation in Ahlan area of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday.

A top police officer told Global News Agency that during the operation two army personnel were critically injured. They were immediately shifted to nearby hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.

Meanwhile on micro-blogging platform X, The Chinar Corps of Army wrote, ” Two civilians have also been reported injured due to indiscriminate, desperate and reckless firing by terrorists in the ongoing operation; they have been provided immediate medical aid and evacuated further.Operations are under progress,”.

Earlier, officials said that the operation  started in Ahlan area of Kokernag after armed forces received specific input about the presence of militants in the area. (GNS)

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