Srinagar 15 Sep : At least five civilians sustained injuries as they clashed with government forces at Chowgam village of Qazigund area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday where a gunfight is underway between militants and forces.
Three militants have already been killed in the gunfight which started last night after forces launched a search operation.
Qazigund hospital sources told Kashmir Reader that they received five injured civilians. Two among them had fire arm injuries. They added that all the five injured have been referred to district hospital Anantnag.
Local sources said that scores of protesters assembled around the gunfight site and started pelting stones on forces to disrupt their operation however forces fired tear smoke shells, pellets and even fired bullets to disperse the protesters.
(Agencies)
