3 LET MEN AMONG 7 KILLED IN JK

Seven persons, including six militants – three of them from the Lashkar-e-Taiba -were killed in separate incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir since Monday evening.

Unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets on a released militant of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Abdul Ahad Chak at Tangmarg Bazar, 45 kms from here in Baramulla district today. Chak, a resident of Qazpora and now working as a contractor, was shifted to hospital where he was declared dead.

Three militants of the LeT outfit identified as. Abu Abdullah Umar alias Delta-2, Abu Katlal alias Ronico-2 and Abu Jabran alias Juliet-1 were killed in an encounter with security forces and police at Naliyan-Shiudhara top in Poonch sector last evening.

Three AK rifles, 9 magazines. 78 rounds. 3 hand grenades, a wireless set, a recovered from the slain militants.

Another militant, yet to be identified, was shot dead by security forces in a gunfight at Hari Wala in Gool area of Duahmpur, reports said.

Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants identified as Waqqas Ahmad of Pakistan and Javaid Ahmad Peer of Kandi area of Kupwara were killed in a gunbattle with security forces at village Dardpora Khas in Kupwara distric.

A defence spokesman said that Javaid Ahmad Peer was a divisional commander of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and was long wanted by the security forces.

Militants fired on a patrol part} of security forces at PrengGanderbal, 27 kms from here in Srinagar last night. The security forces returned fire but no loss of life was reported.