Army officer killed in J&K
Tribune News Service

JAMMU, Nov 14 — Seven persons, including one Army officer, were killed in three separate incidents in the Jammu region today. Two Army officers were injured.

Reports said that one Army officer was killed and two others were injured when militants opened fire on the Army patrol party at Faislabad in the Poonch area, 250 km north of Jammu. Two militants were killed in the operation.

In another incident near Banihal, three civilians, including 50-year-old Shah Begum, were killed when a group of militants barged into the house of a Gujjar and opened fire, killing all the three dwellers on the spot.

The police killed Pak national Qasim in the Bhagwati Nagar area of Jammu city when he tried to hurl a grenade which did not explode. Reports said that the police recovered four hand grenades from the slain militant.

According to these reports, additional troops have been rushed to the Faislabad area where the Army had lost one officer in the encounter. The troops have been directed to flush out the militants who had established hideouts in the hilly belt.

SRINAGAR (UNI): Two persons were killed and five injured while two militants surrendered in the Kashmir valley during the past 24 hours.

An official spokesman said at least one person was injured and four taxis damaged when an explosive device went off at a taxi stand in Badgam in central Kashmir this afternon. He said security forces cordoned off the area and launched a massive hunt to nab the militants.

A mine planted by militants went off when a security force vehicle passed Mimander Shopian early this morning injuring two security personnel and damaged the vehicle.

Militants entered the house of Ghulam Rasool Naikoo at Ratnipora and shot him dead late last night,while elsewhere militants shot at and wounded Abdul Rehman at Aloosa in Bandipora last evening.

Militants hurled a hand grenade near an std booth at Soibugh in badgam last evening.However,it missed the target and exploded on the roadside injuring a girl.

He said one militant each surrendered at Kohlar Tangmarg and Khanyar along with one AK 56 rifle,one pistol,three magazines and 41 rounds last evening.

Official sources said militants shot dead Abdul Gani Sheikh at Zainapora in Pulwama last night.