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Contact established with militants in Surankote, says army

Armed forces personnel deployed in Kashmir. [FPK Photo/ Qayoom Khan]

Poonch: Army on Tuesday said that there was an exchange of fire between army and militants on Monday evening in Lasana area of Surankote in Poonch district.

Taking on micro-blogging platform X, the army’s Knight Corps wrote, “Contact was established with terrorists during a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice at Lasana, Surankote last night.
Additional troops have been inducted, and search operations are ongoing to prevent the terrorists from escaping.

A senior police officer also told GNS that more reinforcement has been rushed to the suspected site and search operation is underway.

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