Army busts militant hideout in Kashmir
Army busts militant hideout in Kashmir
Troops had killed 11 separatist guerrillas in Operation Thunder Strike launched 12 days ago.

Srinagar: The army on Monday busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in an ongoing operation against the guerrillas, an official said.

A defence spokesperson told IANS that troops had killed 11 separatist guerrillas in Operation Thunder Strike launched 12 days ago.

"Operation Thunder Strike was launched by the army on May 5 in the forests of north Kashmir and as part of this operation the troops early today (Monday)busted a hideout and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition," defence spokesperson Lt. Col. J.S.Brar said.

"Our troops recovered 10-AK-47 rifles, one RPG gun, three 303 rifles, over 100 grenades, mines and improvised explosive device (IED) stores," he said.

Brar added that the operation in the area continue.

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