India, Aug. 1 -- An encounter broke out on Friday between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said.

The security forces acted on intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in Akhal in the south Kashmir district, PTI quoted the police official as saying..

The forces cordoned off the forest area and launched a search operation, which turned into an encounter after terrorists hiding in the area opened fire, following which the security forces retaliated.

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