Bid on Amarnath pilgrims foiled

JAMMU, AUG 3. Security forces today foiled a major attempt by militants to target Amarnath pilgrims in Poonch district killing two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ultras in a fierce encounter, a Defence spokesman said here.

The security forces launched an operation on a road stretch between Poonch town and Mandi and challenged a group of four- heavily armed militants. When the ultras opened fire from their automatic weapons, the security forces retaliated. In the exchange of fire, two militants were killed on the spot while their associates managed to escape.

Boy killed in firing

A 12-year-old boy was killed and six persons received bullet injuries when Army personnel opened fire on a group of people in a procession against the killing of a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant turned violent at Magam, 24 km from Srinagar, officials said.

RDX seized

Meanwhile, the Army seized 103 kg of deadly RDX along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition, by smashing two underground militant hideouts and arrested three suspected militants in the Kashmir Valley, a defence spokesman said here today. The arms were seized during raids in the border districts of Kupwara and Baramulla.

- PTI,UNI

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