Gunfight breaks out in Srinagar – National,Defence/Security,Terrorism

Srinagar, Nov 11 : An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in J&Ks Srinagar district on Thursday, officials said.

"Encounter has started at Srinagar.

Police and security forces are on the job," a police officer said.The firefight began 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 and retaliated, triggering the encounter .