Jammu, June 30: Army troops and police have launched a massive search and identification operation in Raika-Bhatandi-Sonjiwan forest belt in south Jammu to smash militant hideouts after the terrorist attack on Sonjiwan military station on saturday in which 12 soldiers were killed, official sources said here today. "We want to smash all hideouts of militants, who have been increasingly using the forest belt since the past two years for terrorist activities", the sources said. Besides search, identification of each person is being carried out, the sources said. The entire area would be sanitised of militants and later sniffer dogs will be used to check deep forest areas, they said. "We are sure that we would find some clue about the two terrorists in the area", the sources said.

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