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Militants kill 4 of family

By Shujaat Bukhari

SRINAGAR, AUG. 20. Militants killed last night four persons belonging to the minority community in Udhampur district. Police said the militants swooped on Ind village in the remote Gool Gulab Garh area of Udhampur, entered the house of Mirchand and fired upon the inmates. Four died on the spot and one woman was injured.

Senior police and civil officials reached the area and security forces have started a combing operation to nab the militants.

Meanwhile, one foreign militant was killed in an encounter with security forces at Sogam.

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