Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces gun down two LeT terrorists in Baramulla's Sopore town

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir during an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district on Monday, media reports said.A gunfight between the security forces and militants started on Monday during a cordon and search operation in Baramulla.The security forces, receiving information about the presence of militants in Shankar Gund area on the outskirts of Sopore town, were preparing to cordon off and search the place when the incident occurred, police said."As the cordon was tightened, the militants started firing triggering the encounter," a police officer said.With inputs from IANS