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Two militants were killed in a failed infiltration bid by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday, police said.

The infiltration attempt took place in the Kumkad area of ​​North Kashmir's Makhil sector.

"According to intelligence received by the Kupwara police, two infiltrated terrorists have been killed so far in Kumkad district of Machal sector in a joint operation by the army and the police," the Kupwara police said in a statement to X.

The operation is still ongoing, the police said.

So far, two AK rifles, four AK magazines, 90 cartridges, a Pakistani pistol, a bag and Rs 2,100 in Pakistani currency have been recovered from the encounter site.