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J&K: Army cordons off Bandipora’s Hajin village, suspects presence of militants

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BANDIPORA: The Army and police on Thursday cordoned off Hajin village of Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir early this morning.

They suspect the presence of militants in the area.

Two militants and an Army jawan were killed earlier on November 25 in the ongoing encounter between militants and security forces in Bandipora.

Since the surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in PoK on September 29, there have been a staggering 286 incidents of firing and shelling along the LoC and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops, which have resulted in the death of 26 people, including 14 security personnel.

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