Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and three Army jawans were killed in a night-long gunbattle at Zainakote in the outskirts of the city on Srinagar-Baramulla national highway, official sources said in Srinagar today (Oct 6, 2004).

Two LeT militants were gunned down after a heavy exchange of fire broke out late last evening while the troops were conducting search operations in Zainakot area of the city, the sources said.

Earlier, three jawans were killed last evening when their search party came under heavy fire from militants hiding in one of the houses during the operation in the area.

A Defence spokesman said further details of the incident were awaited as the security forces were conducting search and sift operation at the scene of encounter.