<p>Two youths, including a girl, were killed today in firing allegedly by security forces on a crowd that was holding a protest over an encounter in Pulwama district of south Kashmir in which an unidentified militant was gunned down.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Three persons were also injured in the firing, police said. The two youths killed were identified as Danish and Shahista, a police official said, adding that a crowd of protesters started pelting stones at security forces at Lillhar in the Kakapora area near the encounter site.<br /><br />Earlier, one militant was killed in the encounter in Pulwama. "An encounter broke out in Kakapora after a cordon and search operation was launched in the area," an army official said.<br /><br />An unidentified militant was killed in the exchange of fire between the two sides, the official said, adding that further details are awaited. <br /></p>
<p>Two youths, including a girl, were killed today in firing allegedly by security forces on a crowd that was holding a protest over an encounter in Pulwama district of south Kashmir in which an unidentified militant was gunned down.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Three persons were also injured in the firing, police said. The two youths killed were identified as Danish and Shahista, a police official said, adding that a crowd of protesters started pelting stones at security forces at Lillhar in the Kakapora area near the encounter site.<br /><br />Earlier, one militant was killed in the encounter in Pulwama. "An encounter broke out in Kakapora after a cordon and search operation was launched in the area," an army official said.<br /><br />An unidentified militant was killed in the exchange of fire between the two sides, the official said, adding that further details are awaited. <br /></p>