Three militants were killed in Budgam district, Kashmir, on Wednesday. The men were from the Hizbul Mujahideen, Greater Kashmir reported.
A gunfight began in Radbugh village in Budgam, and security forces shot at a house the militants were in, leaving them trapped, the report said. “They were killed outside the house after they came out and tried to break the cordon,” an official told Greater Kashmir.
Three weapons were retrieved from the site.
More details are awaited.
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