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Srinagar, Feb 25: Two were killed in an encounter in Amshipora area of Shopian district of south Kashmir on Friday, officials said.

“Subsequently a gunfight ensued and in the gunfight two militants were killed,” the official sources said.

However the identity of the slain duo will be revealed latter on, the officer added.

They said a joint team of police, CRPF and army had launched a joint cordon-and-search operation in Amshipora area of the district amid inputs about the presence of the militants.