The security forces across the Jammu region launched an anti-terror operation at nearly three dozen places, said the officials.
The operations were launched over suspicious movements in some parts and as part of an area domination exercise in other places. No contact has been established with the terrorists so far, officials said.
Operations were going on in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, higher reaches of the Udhampur-Kathua belt, mountainous Doda and Kishtwar, and the forests near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu district when the last reports of suspicious activities were received.
According to officials, a search operation was started at Maidaan Mohalla in the Sangiote area of Gursai in Poonch district after two suspected foreign terrorists were found roaming under the cover of darkness late Friday night.
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Security forces also launched a cordon and search operation in Mohalla Qasba, Allapir, and Jaalian in Mandi and Mankote in Poonch and Dera Ki Gali and adjoining areas besides parts of Sunderbani and Nowshera sectors in nearby Rajouri district.
A search is underway at 13 places in Poonch-Rajouri and 18 places in the higher reaches of Udhampur, Kathua, Doda, Kishtwar, and Doda districts with a focus on Khaderan forest.
There is also a search operation going on in Keri, Bhattal, and adjoining areas in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, they said.
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