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Qazigund Gunfight Update : 3 Militants Killed, One Arrested | KNO

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Three Lashker-e-Taibamilitants, including two Pakistanis, allegedly responsible for carrying out an attack on Amarnath pilgrims in July this year, were killed in an encounter in South Kashmir, police said Tuesday. One militant, who had managed to flee from the encounter site, was also arrested by the police from a maternity hospital of Anantnag district of South Kashmir, they said. The encounter broke yesterday afternoon when the militants opened fire on an Army convoy, on its way to Srinagar, at Qazigund on Jammu-Srinagar highway. One soldier was killed in the attack while another sustained injuries. The government forces cordoned off the area and launched a hunt for the militants. The search operation turned into an encounter with militants which ended at 2 AM this morning, the police said. The police identified the dead militants as Yawar Basir, who is a local militant, Abu Furqan and Abu Maviya (both foreign terrorists). Basir, hailing from Hablish of Kulgam, joined ranks with Lashker-e-Taibathis year in February after snatching weapon from a policeman.Furqan had taken over as the head of Lashker-e-Taibain South Kashmir after the death of Abu Ismail, who had led the attack on Amarnath pilgrims in July this year, police said. Police said that all the three, killed, were part of the squad that carried out the attack on yatris on July 10. Eight pilgrims were killed and 19 others injured.Police said the group headed by Furqan, was involved in a series of “crimes” in Anantnag and Kulgam area, which included the Yatra Bus attack case at Bantingo, few attacks on forces at Lower Munda on the highway, attack on police party at bus stand in Anantnag. Furqan had replaced Ismail in South Kashmir and was responsible for the recent attacks carried by LeT, police said.Pursuing the leads available at Qazigund encounter, one individual Rashid Ahmed Allai of Hamzapora sangam Bijibehera was arrested from Janglatmandi maternity hospital with a Chinese pistol and live cartridges last night. He was missing since last two days from his house and had joined the Yawar group of LeT, police said.The police said that he was part of the militant group when they carried out attack on army at Qazigund yesterday but managed to escape from the site when encounter broke. He had taken shelter at the hospital in Anantnag with the help of one of his associate.According to the police, he along with his associates were intending to snatch weapon from the policemen by attackingthem. PTI

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