Four militants were killed in a fierce overnight gunfight with government forces in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Friday.
The gunfight broke out at village Lassipora of Pulwama district, about 45 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Last evening a gunfight triggered here between militants present inside a residential house and joint contingents of police, paramilitary and army," a senior police official posted in Pulwama told Xinhua.
"In the initial exchange of fire one militant was killed and the gunfight continued throughout night. Early this morning three other militants were also killed in the stand-off."
A police spokesman said the slain militants were local cadres of Jaish-e-Mohammed militant outfit.
Indian army and police have not suffered any damage in the gunfight.
XINHUA
