Firing resumes at encounter site in J&K's Poonch

New Delhi: Firing resumed on Monday morning in Jammu & Kashmir's Poonch district, where an encounter took place on Sunday.

According to TV reports, one terrorist is still believed to be holed up in the area.

Three militants and a policeman were killed on Sunday in the Poonch encounter.

The Poonch attack began when terrorists holed up in an under-construction building close to an Army camp opened fire at police when the latter tried to cordon off the premises.

The encounters between security forces and the militants, who were holed up in a house and another structure near the under-construction mini secretariat, erupted at around 7.30am and continued through the day.

In another incident , 4 Pakistanis were killed at the Line of Control in Nowgam sector, Kupwara, during an alleged infiltration bid on Sunday.

Two other infiltration bids along the LoC on Sunday, at Tangdhar in Kupwara and Gurez in Bandipora, were also foiled.

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