Militants Kill 3 Soldiers, 1 Civilian in Kashmir’s Shopian

Four people were killed and six others injured on Thursday when militants attacked security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

The forces were returning from a search operation in Kungoo village when they were attacked.

The victims comprised three soldiers and a civilian woman. The woman, Jana begum, died after getting hit by a stray bullet.

Reinforcements were immediately rushed to surround the area and track the militants, the police said. The injured have been airlifted to Srinagar for treatment.