Security forces have killed 26 foreign terrorists affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed outfits in Jammu and Kashmir during the first five months of the year, a senior police officer said on Thursday.
“So far this year, 26 foreign terrorists have been killed,” Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar said.
Kumar said 14 of the slain foreign terrorists belonged to Jaish founded by Masood Azhar, while 12 were linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, founded by Hafiz Mohammad Saeed.
Three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an encounter that took place at Kreeri in Baramulla district on Wednesday.
Two Lashkar militants allegedly involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhat were killed in an encounter in Bandipora district on May 13.
Earlier this month, a senior army official had said that foreign terrorists were forced to come out of their hideouts to conduct operations in Kashmir as the number of local militants in the Valley was dwindling.
