Srinagar, Nov 21 : Three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Tuesday in a raging gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.
The security forces cordoned off Magam area in Handwara after receiving very specific information about the presence of the militants.
As the security forces closed in on the hiding militants a gun battle started, in which the three Pakistani nationals were killed, a police officer informed.
A search operation is on in the area.