Srinagar: The eighteen hour long gunfight in Mugund area in the outskirts of Srinagar ended Sunday morning with the killing of three militants.
Reports said the government forces launched a cordon and search operations Saturday evening following which a gunfight broke out in the area with militants firing from their hiding place of residential house and forces retaliating. The heavy exchange of fire was suspended late in the evening hours on Saturday and resumed Sunday morning. During the heavy exchange of fire between the militants and the government forces, three militants are reported to have been killed and five residential houses have been damaged. A police official said the identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained.
Clashes in the area had broken out Saturday evening and again on Sunday morning but calm has been restored in the area by now.
3 militants killed in Mujgund gunfight, identity of militants yet to be ascertained
