Gunfight breaks out in Shopian.

Shopian, Feb 25 : A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday morning, the police said.

A police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the gunfight was triggered after a joint team of the police, CRPF and Army cordoned off the Amshipora area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of militants.

As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where militants were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire, he said.

Meanwhile Mobile Internet has been also suspended in Shopian for precautionary measures—(KNO)