Jammu and Kashmir: 2 militants, woman killed in encounter

Srinagar: A woman resident was killed and nine other civilians were injured during protests in Jammu and Kashmir’s southern Shopian district on Tuesday. 

The clashes erupted following a nightlong gun battle in which two Jasih-e-Muhammad militants were killed and two security personnel were injured. However, a third militant escaped, the police said. 

The police said two AK assault rifles with allied ammunition were found on the slain men.