SRINAGAR: One terrorist was killed in an ongoing encounter at Wagoora, Naugam area of Srinagar, police said on Wednesday morning.
"One unidentified terrorist killed. Search going on, " police said.
The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place on Tuesday night after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
After the encounter started police said that two terrorists were trapped.