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Srinagar: Ten persons, including three militants and a Pakistani intruder, were killed and three others injured as militants set off four blasts and abducted two civilians in Jammu and Kashmir since June 5 night, a police spokesman said on June 6.

The Pakistani intruder was killed when he ignored the signal of the security forces after sneaking into Malu Chak area of Jammu from across the border in the wee hours of June 6 the spokesman said.

He said three militants were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces at Shrung village in Rajouri district on June 5.

A civilian was also killed during the encounter which broke out when the troops moved to the village following information that a group of ultras had raided the house of Muneer Hussain and had injured his wife Akbar Bi and a relative Shameema, the spokesman said.

Police from Keller and Lassipora villages of Pulwama district recovered bullet-riddled bodies of two persons, one of whom was identified as Mohammad Ismail Gorsi of Sangerwani, on June 6.

Militants abducted and later killed two persons at Subar Dhar area of Baderwah in Doda district, he said.

A Gujjar youth Mohammad Amin Bakerwal of Rajouri was killed in a firing incident at Panner forest in Baramulla district late June 5 night, the spokesman said.

PTI