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NEW DELHI, April 1 (KUNA) -- Two top "commanders" of Pakistan-based Hizbul
Mujahideen (HM) were killed by security forces in Indian-administered Jammu
and Kashmir Tuesday.
The encounter between HM insurgents and the Indian security forces took
place tonight in the Dudu village in Kashmir's Anantnag district, news agency
Indo Asian News Service reported, quoting a spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir
police.
HM divisional commander Aslam Khan alias Zia-ur-Rahman and district
commander Javed Ahmed Lone were killed in the gunfight, the spokesman said.
While a civilian was killed in the crossfire, another was injured in the
incident. A trooper was also injured.
Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain insurgents, the
spokesman said. (end)
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