A policeman was killed while another cop and a civilian were injured tonight when some terrorists fired at a security post guarding minority community in Shopian district of Kashmir.
“Militants fired at the police guard posted at minority picket Jamnagri in Herpora area of Shopian at around 8:30 pm,” a police official said.
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He said the policemen retaliated, forcing the attackers to flee.
In the gunbattle, a constable Nazeer Ahmad was killed and constable Zahoor Ahmad was injured, the official said.
A civilian was also injured in the incident.
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The injured policeman was shifted to the Army’s Base Hospital here.
The area has been cordoned off and a search launched to track down the terrorists, the official said.