NEW DELHI: Three soldiers have been killed in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir. The vehicle carrying the soldiers en route to an encounter site in Budgam lost control and overturned.

Five soldiers were wounded and were taken to hospital. Four Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed in clashes between security forces and terrorists in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the killed terrorists were involved in six terrorist attacks on migrant workers.