Two LeT militants killed in Shopian encounter

Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were gunned down by security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nagbal area of Shopian following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

An encounter broke out during the operation in which two ultras were gunned down.

"The slain terrorists were affiliated to proscribed terror outfit LeT. Search going on," a police spokesman tweeted.