Date:24/02/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/02/24/stories/2007022420470100.htm

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Two LeT militants, army soldier killed

Jammu: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants and a soldier were killed and five army men injured in two separate shootouts in Jammu and Kashmir since Thursday night, defence officials said on Friday.

Rashtriya Rifles troops, on a tip-off, launched an operation in the Manyali area of Rajouri district on Friday and in the ensuing gunfight, two rebels — Shahid Rasool alias Abu Mavia and Abu Omar alias Khalid — were killed.

In another encounter, two police personnel were injured when militants ambushed a police party in Shindra top area of Poonch district on Thursday night.