"anantnag-encounter"

The LeT commander, identified as Usman, was active in the valley for several years and was also involved in the killing of Inspector Masroor Wani

Of the two militants killed, one was a foreigner and the other a local; their group affiliation yet to be ascertained

Police claimed to have "encircled" two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in the higher reaches of Anantnag district of south Kashmir.

The encounter had broken out earlier in the day.

Police said the slain militants were responsible for the killing of Havaldar Mohammad Saleem AKhoon outside his residence at Goriwan in Bijbehara area on Friday.

The militants opened fire on security forces when they were conducting a search and cordon operation on Wednesday in Kandipora.