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Four, including a jawan, killed in the valley

Four persons, including two militants and a security force jawan, were killed and two village defence committee members were abducted in the Kashmir valley in the last 24 hours.

An official spokesman said security forces killed a self-styled battalion commander, Khazir Mohammad Ganai alias Arif, in an encounter at Tekipora in the frontier district of Kupwara last evening.

A Kalashnikov rifle and three rounds were seized from him.

Another terrorist and the jawan were killed in another encounter between the terrorists and a joint search party of security forces and the Special Operations Group of the state police at Village Dara Sangla last evening. Two jawans were injured.

A Kalashnikov rifle, four magazines, one pistol, a wireless set and 100 rounds of ammunition were seized from the slain terrorist.

The spokesman said terrorists hurled a hand grenade on security force personnel at the Anantnag bus stand last evening. But the grenade missed its target and exploded on the roadside, injuring seven persons.

The body of a man, Manzoor Ahmad Lone, was recovered from Gangbugh Bund last evening, while two VDC members, Abdul Hamid and Abdul Jabbar, were abducted by terrorists from Village Damni last night.

A blast in a Maruti car in the high-security Batwara late last night destroyed the vehicle, but no one was hurt.

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Four people, including two militants and a security jawan, were killed and two Village Defence Committee members abducted in the Valley during the past 24 hours.

An official spokesman said security forces killed a self-styled batallion commander Khazir Mohammad Ganai alias Arif in an encounter at Tekipora in the frontier district of Kupwara last evening. An AK-rifle and three rounds were seized from him.

A militant and a security jawan were killed in an encounter between militants and a joint search party of security forces and special operation group of local police at village Dara Sangla last evening. Two jawans were injured, he said.

An AK rifle, four magazines, one pistol, a wireless set and 100 rounds were seized from the slain militant.

The spokesman said militants hurled a hand grenade on security forces at Anantnag bus stand last evening. However, the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside, injuring seven people.

He said body of one Manzoor Ahmad Lone was recovered from Gangbugh Bund last evening, while two VDC members Abdul Hamid and Abdul Jabbar were abducted by militants from village Damni last night.

A blast in a Maruti car in the high security Batwara late last night totally damaged it. No one was, however, hurt .

UNI