KL Report
JAMMU
An encounter between the security forces and militants near the international border in Jammu and Kashmir resulted the killing of at least nine people, including three civilians, three militants and three army soldiers, sources said.
They added the group of militants comprising seven to eight fired at a civilian vehicle after they infiltrated into the Indian side in Arnia area of Jammu district. The driver and two occupants of the vehicle were killed in this incident after which the militants entered an abandoned army bunker in Pind Khote village.
Army and the BSF engaged the militants in a sustained gunfight in which three militants have been killed so far. One junior commissioned officer of the army was also killed and four other soldiers were injured, sources said.
