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Majid Jahangir

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, June 10

A militant was killed in a gunfight as the Army foiled an infiltration bid in Gurez sector of Bandipora district in Kashmir.Defence sources said a group of militants was intercepted close to the Line of Control in Gurez sector during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday by the soldiers.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)“As militants were challanged, they opened fire triggering a gunfight. The body of one militant was recovered this morning and one weapon was also recovered,” they said, adding that the combing operation is still underway.At least 13 militants have been killed in four gunfights in Nowgam and Machil in frontier Kupwara district, Uri in Baramulla and Gurez in Bandipora since Wednesday.An Army jawan was also killed in one of these gunfights.  Since Wednesday multiple infiltration attempts backed by Pakistan Army have been foiled along the LoC in Kashmir.Large quantity of arms and ammunition has been recovered from the gunfight sites.