SRINAGAR: On Saturday in J&K Khonmoh area on the out, two terrorists of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) group were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar district.
Three police personnel have also been injured in the encounter. The terrorists had planned to target Republic Day celebrations in Srinagar, said police sources.
Sources have informed that two AK-47 rifles and ammunition were found on them. A search operation is going on in the area.
Personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) surrounded Khonmoh area after receiving intelligence inputs about terrorists hiding in the area.
In another incident, terrorists lobbed grenade at a CRPF camp in Pulwama. The grenade exploded outside the camp. No causalities have been reported yet.
Earlier, terrorists attacked a police post near a bus stand in Anantnag. One police personnel suffered minor injuries in the attack.