Jammu and Kashmir: 'Foreigner' among 2 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Anantnag

Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The encounter broke out near Halkan Gali in the Shangus-Larnoo area of the south Kashmir district.

Of the two terrorists killed, one was a foreigner and the other a local. Their group affiliation was yet to be ascertained, news agency PTI reported citing unnamed officials.

Meanwhile, another encounter is underway in the Khanyar area of Srinagar. So far, there are no reports of any casualties on either side, according to officials.

Earlier the officials said an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday.

Earlier on October 29, the security forces killed three terrorists in a high-stakes encounter in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, following an attack on an Army convoy.