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Kashmir: Security forces cordon off over 20 villages in Shopian

by IBNS 03 May 2017, 10:15 pm

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Srinagar, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Security forces on Thursday morning cordoned off more than 20 villages in Shopian of SouthKashmir as part of a major crackdown following spurt in militant activities, police said.

According to a police official, the search operation has been launched to neutralise  suspected militants in the district. .

 
“20 villages, including Sugan and Turkuwangan which are base camps for  militants, have been cordoned off and we have orders from the higher authorities to flush out them from  South Kashmir,” the  army official told India Blooms in Srinagar.

"We will not harm any civilian  during the search operation and our priority is to save public property, the official added.


(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)

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