Encounter breaks out in Anantnag, firing still on

SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in south Kashmir's Anantnag district today, police said.

A search operation was launched in Hassanpora village in Bijbehara area of Anantnag this morning following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the village, a police official said.

He said as the security forces were conducting the search operation, the militants fired upon them triggering an encounter.

Firing was going on till last reports came in, the official said, adding further details were awaited.