In Jammu and Kashmir, two unidentified terrorists have been killed in an counter terror operation in Mujgund on Srinagar-Bandipora road last evening.

Three security personnel were also wounded in the gunfight who have been shifted to military hospital.

The encounter ensued late in the afternoon when a joint team of security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Mujgund area after inputs about the presence of terrorists.

As the joint team zeroed in on a suspected house, terrorists hiding inside opened fire which was retaliated by the joint team, triggering off a fierce gunfight.

Two terrorists were killed in the encounter.

The house where terrorists were hiding was damaged during the operation.

A couple of other residential houses were reported to have been damaged during the counter terror operation.

More than 225 terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir so far this year.