A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant, who was the outfit’s improvised explosives device (IED) expert, was killed in an operation by the security forces in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Saturday. “A joint cordon and search operation was launched in the Larnoo area of Anantnag on Saturday following an input. In the ensuing encounter, one foreign terrorist was killed,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar said. “He was an ‘A’ category terrorist and an IED expert of the LeT,” Mr. Kumar said. In another operation in south Kashmir’s Awantipora area, a militant associate linked to the LeT was arrested.

Source: The Hindu October 17, 2020 14:37 UTC