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Azhar Qadri
Tribune News Service
Srinagar, February 14
A suspected local Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday afternoon. Two civilians also died in the incident and the subsequent protests.
A woman — Shaista Hameed of Lelhar village — died in the crossfire and another civilian — Danish Rasheed of Ratnipora village — died when a tear-smoke shell hit him during protests that followed the shootout, a senior policeman said.
A gunfight broke out in Pulwama’s Kakpora town began a search operation in the area after they were received intelligence reports of militants hiding in the area.
The militant killed has been identified as Adil Wagay, a Pulwama resident who is suspected of having links to Lashkar-e-Toiba.
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