location: Poonch
notes: A gun battle that started on Sept.11 between Indian security agencies and militants holed up in the Mini-Secretariat building in Poonch town ended on Sept.13 with the killing of the last hiding militant. A total of four militants were gunned down in the encounter, who were part of a fidayeen squad (suicide attackers) and were trained in Pakistan. The exchange of fire began late the previous evening. A policeman was also killed, while seven others, a civilian and three soldiers, were injured. 5 fatalities coded across the 3 days, with 2 on the last.
target_text: location: Poonch, fatalities: 2