In Jammu and Kashmir, three hardcore Lashker-e-Toiba LeT militants were gunned down on Friday in an encounter in Baramulla district of north Kashmir. The dead include the main accused in the killing of Hurriyat leader Shiekh Abdul Aziz. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, S M Sahai said in Srinagar that the LeT militants, two locals and a Pakistani national were killed in a 12-hour-long operation at village Seer in Sopore town, 55 kms from Srinagar. He said the slain militants included Faisul Ghazzali, the main accused in the killing of moderate separatist leader and chairman of People's League Sheikh Abdul Aziz during a rally in August 2008.The other two deceased have been identified as Abdullah Babur, a Pakistani national, and his another local accomplice Ghulam Nabi Dar. Three AK rifles, six magazines and three RPG boosters have been recovered from the scene of the gun battle.