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15 ultras among 20 killed

SRINAGAR, AUG. 19. Twenty persons, including 15 ultras, were killed in militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since last night, where militants made an abortive attempt to target a police station, official sources said today.

Police launched an operation in Sidahara of Poonch district last evening and gunned down four militants in the ensuing encounter. Large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives had been recovered, they said.

- PTI

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