Top LeT guerrilla killed in Kashmir

The militants hiding in the village opened fire at the security forces, who retaliated.
Top LeT guerrilla killed in Kashmir
Top LeT guerrilla killed in Kashmir
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The News Minute | July 10, 2014 | 1:55 AM IST A top foreign guerrilla of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was Wednesday killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir in which a soldier was also injured, police said.Acting on specific information about the presence of some militants at Shah Mohalla Hamla Pati (Zachaldara) village in Kupwara district, a joint team of the army's 21 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group cordoned off the village, a senior police officer told IANS.The militants hiding in the village opened fire at the security forces, who retaliated.Abu Mosa, a divisional commander of the LeT outfit, was killed in the shootout, while a soldier was injured in the operation.Abu Mosa was a Pakistani national who was active in Handwara, Rajwara and Ramhall belt since 2012, the police officer said.IANS

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