Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the gunbattle spot.
Srinagar: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist has been killed in a six-hour-long gunbattle with security forces in Sopore town of north Kashmir Baramulla district, police said.
An encounter broke out between security forces and the LeT terrorist, holed up in a house Chanakhan area of Sopore, following a cordon and search operation, the police said.
The lone terrorist was killed after exchanging fire with security forces for nearly six hours, the police said.
"The body of the militant has been recovered and he was affiliated to Lashkar," a police official said.
The ultra has been identified as Abu Huzaifa, he said. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the gunbattle spot.
(With inputs from PTI)
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