[1]Army officials on Friday rescued a woman held hostage by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District.
The woman is reported to be safe and has not suffered major injuries.
According to sources, police was tracking a group of militants for the last 15 days. Last night, five of them entered a house in Lolab in Kupwara.
There were five people in the house - three children, a man and a woman. While the children and the man came out early this morning, the woman escaped at around 9 a.m.
All militants are still said to be holed up inside the house. The Army has cordoned off the area, NDTV reported.
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