India, Aug. 1 -- A non-local labourer, hailing from Chhattisgarh, was killed while another sustained injuries after terrorists opened fire on them in the Kelam area of Kulgam district late Friday evening.

This is the second incident of targeted killing in a span of 10 days. On July 22, a Jammu and Kashmir policeman, deployed on Amarnath yatra duty, was killed in a surprise terrorist attack at Lal Chowk in Anantnag district.

A senior J&K police officer said terrorists fired upon two non-local labourers, working in a local brick kiln at Kelam, leaving both critically injured.

Bleeding profusely, the injured labourers were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries, while the other was undergoing...