Two militants were killed in an encounter on Wednesday with security forces in Rafiabad of Baramulla district, an army official said.
The militants were holed up inside a house in Pazalpora village in Sopore township of the district.
The army official said two weapons were seized and operations were still on in the area.
Following intelligence inputs about the presence of militants, security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Tuesday night.
A police official said the search operation was halted for the night but the forces maintained the cordon to stop the militants from escaping.
The operation resumed on Wednesday morning and the gunfight started after the trapped militants opened fire on the forces, he said.
The slain militants were identified as Gulzar Ahmad of Brath Kalan Sopore and Basit Ahmad from Andergam Pattan.
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