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The search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon the forces, he added. In retaliatory firing by security forces, one militant was killed, the official said.
He said the identity and group affiliation of the slain militant was being ascertained, adding the operation was on. The official said another encounter broke out in Shopian district of south Kashmir after the forces launched a search operation there.
The gunfight is going on there as well and further details are being awaited, the official said.