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4 Hizb militants killed in encounter in J&K

April 27, 2003 15:08 IST

Four pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen militants were on Sunday killed in an encounter with the army in Baramulla district of north Kashmir.

The exchange of fire took place in the jungles of the east Watlab area when army personnel, acting on a tip off, launched a search operation, a defence spokesman said in Srinagar.

The encounter lasted for about seven hours, he said.

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