Srinagar: The terror of targeted killings continued in Sopore on Monday as suspected militants shot dead a man in the fourth such attack in the north Kashmir town in the last seven days and the second since yesterday.
According to police, Aijaz Ahmad Reshi, a former militant, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his residence in the Mundji locality of Sopore town.
No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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This is fourth targeted killing in the past seven days. Suspected gunmen of a Hizbul Mujahideen faction had yesterday killed a shopkeeper Sopore.
Mehraj-ud-din Bhat, who ran a poultry shop, was shot dead just outside his shop-cum-residence at Badamibagh, officials said.
Earlier, on Friday night, suspected ultras shot dead another shopkeeper while a government employee, who was an activist of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, was killed on Tuesday.
