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Tribune News Service

Srinagar/Anantnag, Nov 2

Two soldiers and a suspected militant were killed in a gunfight in Pulwama that erupted during a search operation in Samboora Awantipore, 30 km from Srinagar, late this evening.“During a search, hiding militants opened fire, triggering a fierce gunfight, in which a terrorist was killed. Two soldiers of 50 Rashtriya Rifles were wounded. They later succumbed to their injuries,” defence sources said.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)
In Anantnag, militants ambushed a CRPF convoy, injuring five personnel. The attack took place at about 8:30 am in the town’s Lazibal area, along the busy Khannabal-Pahalgam road. “Six buses carrying paramilitary forces were attacked on the outskirts of the town,” a senior police official said. He identified two of the injured as constable SK Mahesh and head constable Indrajeet Singh, both from 96 Battalion. The militants fled after firing indiscriminately at the convoy. A cordon was laid to nab the attackers. Locals said house-to-house searches were carried out that lasted more than two hours. Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba has claimed responsibility for the attack. In Shopian, the BJP’s youth wing leader, Gowhar Ahmad Bhat, 26,  was found dead, his throat slit. His body was found at Kiloora Shopian, 55 km from Srinagar. Injury marks on the body indicated he was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon. “Terrorists killed  civilian Gowhar Ahmed in #Shopian. Investigation on,” the DIG, South Kashmir, tweeted. “Gowhar was kidnapped from his house at 6 pm and his body was found 15 minutes later in a neighbouring village,” BJP media secretary Altaf Thakur said. Bhat joined the BJP two years ago. He played a key role in hosting the first-ever youth convention in Srinagar recently.