Five militants have been killed in an fire exchange between a group of militants and the army in Indian-controlled Kashmir's Kupwara district, local officials said Wednesday.
"Two more terrorists have been killed in Nowgam infiltration bid that has been foiled by alert troops of the army," a senior army officer said.
"Yesterday, three terrorists had been killed. The total number of terrorists killed in this incident so far is five. Two of our soldiers have also been injured. Till last reports came in, the operation was on," he added.
As people were voting in the state assembly elections in Kupwara Tuesday, alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by a group of heavily armed militants from across the Line of Control in the Nowgam sector.