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Kupwara Encounter:  Three terrorists were killed as the Indian Army thwarted an infiltration bid at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara on Sunday. War-like stores of weapons have been recovered from the terrorists, the Army said in a statement. Chinar Corps of India Army posted on X informing about the infiltration attempt. It further said that the attempt had been foiled by commencing Operation Dhanush II in the Karen sector. The operation is currently underway.

This comes as the security situation remains volatile in Jammu and Kashmir. The UT has witnessed an uptick in terrorist attacks on defence forces and civilians in the past months. In the latest attack, five Indian army men lost their lives when terrorists ambushed their convoy in Kathua.

"OP DHANUSH II, KERAN #Kupwara An Infiltration bid has been foiled today on #LoC in the Keran Sector, #Kupwara. Operations are in progress," Chinar Corps of the Indian Army stated in a post on X.

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More details will be added to this development soon.

The convoy attack in Kathua took place within hours of counter-terror operations by security forces in Kulgam and Chinnigam areas. While six Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in separate operations, Indian army personnel also laid their lives in the line of duty. Following the Kathua attack, the Defence Ministry had vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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Earlier, terrorists attacked a bus full of Mata Vaishno Devi devotees in Jammu's Reasi area on June 9. Nine pilgrims lost their lives while more than 30 suffered injuries in the cowardly attack.