Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say two suspected militants and a soldier have been killed in a clash.
The police said the incident happened in the Kushaal area in Doda district.
The identity of the militants has not been established so far, but police say two pro-Pakistan militant groups have been operating in the area.
Militant groups have been fighting an insurgency against Indian rule in Kashmir since 1989. The conflict has cost over 60,000 lives.
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Police said the two militants and a soldier had died during an hour-long gun battle in the mountainous and forested Kushaal area on Wednesday morning.
Pro-Pakistan groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba and Harkat-e-Jehadi-Islami have been operating in the area, they added.
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