Monday, August 17, 2009

DTN News: India TODAY August 17, 2009 ~ Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Militant Killed In Pulwama

DTN News: India TODAY August 17, 2009 ~ Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Militant Killed In Pulwama
*Source: DTN News / Int'l Media
(NSI News Source Info) SRINAGAR, India - August 17, 2009: A militant was killed in a gunbattle with a joint team of J-K Police and Army in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The slain militant, a resident of Tral, was associated with Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Indian army soldiers take cover during a gun battle with militants holed up in houses at Aarmulla Village in Pulwama some 42 kilometers (26 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Aug.16, 2009. A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed Sunday in a gun battle with security forces police said according to local news reports. J-K Police said the joint team launched an operation at Aarmullah village of Pulwama after specific inputs about the presence of militants there. As the security forces tried to cordon off the area, the militant opened fire from a house and the joint team retaliated.
The fierce battle between the holed-up militant and the joint team of police and Army lasted more than two hours and ended with the death of the militant. Police sources said two soldiers were also injured in the encounter. The police have identified the slain militant as Jan Mohammad Ahnagar alias Hamza, a resident of Buchoo village in Tral. They said he was associated with the LeT.

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