Handwara gunfight: 8 Killed

New Delhi, March 03: Here is the horryfying incident happened that, Two militants, five security personnel and a civilian were killed in a 48-hour-long gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara area, a defence official said on Sunday.

"Two terrorists were killed. The gunfight has now stopped but search operations are ongoing," Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.The identities of the slain terrorists were yet to be ascertained.

The gunfight started on Friday in Babagund village of Handwara in Kupwara district after security forces cordoned the area following information of the presence of militants.