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J&K: Top LeT commander killed in Gunfight

The LeT commander identified as Abu Dujana was killed inside the village along with two to three other militants

Srinagar:  A gunfight started on Tuesday between holed up militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district leaving a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander killed, police said. According to sources, another LeT terrorist Arif Lilhaari has also been killed in the encounter. Acting on specific information, the security forces surrounded the Hakripora village upon which they were fired at by the militants resulting in the ongoing gunfight, a police spokesman said. The LeT commander identified as Abu Dujana was trapped inside the village along with two to three other militants and was killed, the spokesman added.

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