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2 Terrorists' Family Homes Demolished In Kashmir Day After Anantnag Attack

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Nazir Masoodi
2 Terrorists' Family Homes Demolished In Kashmir Day After Anantnag Attack
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Security forces in Kashmir demolished the homes of two suspected terrorists following a deadly attack in Anantnag. The operation is part of a wider crackdown that has seen hundreds of suspects detained.

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Illustrates the aggressive counter-terrorism tactics employed in the region following security breaches.

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Two houses belonging to the families of terrorists were demolished during overnight operations as security forces intensified crackdown on terrer networks in Kashmir. The action comes a day after a policeman was killed in a terrorist attack in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.A residential house belonging to family of Adil Ahmad Thokar, a Laskar-e-Toiba terrorist, was destroyed in a powerful blast during the operation. The explosion also damaged nearby houses, a religious structure and and a parked vehicle, officials and locals said. This is the second time the Thokar family's house has been demolished. Following the Pahalgam terror attack in April last year, forces razed their house at Guri village of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. According to locals the family later constructed a new house and had shifted there only a few months ago.

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