All three militants, who were holed up in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, were killed in an encounter with the security forces today.

The terrorists killed are believed to be from the terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen and are local residents.

According to ANI news agency, three AK -47 rifles and other arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the terrorists.

HERE'S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir were locked in a fierce encounter with Hizbul's district commander and his aides in Anantnag. The encounter broke out yesterday after terrorists opened fire at security personnel. Security forces had cordoned off Awoora village in Pahalgam on specific input about presence of militants. As security forces were laying cordon terrorists hiding in the village fired at security forces, which led to the gunfight. A police officer told India Today that acting on a specific information regarding the presence of three militants, Army's 3 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group of police cordoned off Gujerbasti area of Awoora in Pahalgam- a famous health resort at around 4.30PM and started combing operation to track down the suspected militants. "As the forces were conducting the search operation, the hiding terrorists fired at them which was retaliated, triggering off an encounter," he said. Soon after the encounter broke out in the area, the additional reinforcement of para-commandos were rushed to prevent the militants from escape.

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