SRINAGAR: Security forces gunned down two Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in an encounter on Thursday in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district .

On receiving a tip-off, security personnel launched a search operation in the area.

Getting a whiff of the security forces’ presence, the terrorists opened fire. In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists were killed, police said.

During the encounter, youths took to streets and resorted to stone-pelting to disrupt the operation, according to local media reports.

