Jammu and Kashmir top cop SP Vaid said that efforts are being made to establish the identity of the terrorists.
The encounter began this afternoon in the Cheddar Qaimoh area of Kulgam district as Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the CRPF and the Army, were carrying out operations to sanitise a national highway ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, beginning June 28, a news agency said.
Clashes erupted soon after the encounter during which a civilian died. The man was killed 5 km from the encounter site, police sources said. Twelve protesters have also been injured.
Internet services have been suspended in Kulgam following the incident.
Meanwhile, another civilian injured in security forces firing in Anantnag yesterday died in a hospital in Srinagar.
Prasanta Patnaik 
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