Teen among 5 terrorists killed in J&K encounters

Five terrorists, including a 16-year-old boy who had been persuaded to surrender but was prevented from doing so by those with him, were shot dead by security forces during cordon-and-search operations in Shopian and Anantnag districts of south Kashmir since late on Saturday. In central Kashmir, suspected terrorists on Sunday killed former special police officer (SPO) Nasir Khan at Magam in Budgam district.