Army, terrorists exchange fire

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 25: Army troops exchanged fire with terrorists in Batod area in upper reaches of Kathua district in the wee hours of this morning.

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A massive search operation was immediately launched by security forces to trace out the terrorists who fled after the initial fire-fight.
The alert sentry post of a temporary Army camp in Batod Panchayat detected the movement of suspected terrorists at around 1:20 am and opened fire, the officials said.
They said the terrorists fired back and the intermittent exchange of fire continued between the two sides for nearly half an hour.
However, there was no casualty on either side, the officials said, adding that the terrorists, believed to be three in number, fled into a nearby forest.
They said the Army troops have launched a cordon-and-search operation to track down the terrorists and further details are awaited.