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Ex-SPO among 2 Hizb militants killed in Shopian
 
Srinagar 23 March (Agencies)
Two militants were killed in a fierce gunfight with government forces at a village in Shopian district on Friday. At least 52 persons, including a policeman, received injuries during clashes that erupted alongside the encounter site.
The slain militants were identified as Showkat Ahmad and Yasir Ahmad Shah, residents of Herman and Arhama villages of Shopian respectively.
Showkat, a special police officer-turned-militant had joined Hizbul Mujahideen on August 25 last year after he fled with a rifle from police station Shopian, while Shah signed up for the outfit on March 12 this year.
The police have registered a case and initiated investigation in the matter. “Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter
 
 
 
 
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