Two local Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists planning to target the Army`s Agniveer recruitment rally were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir`s Baramulla district on Friday, police said.

Speaking to reporters in the north Kashmir district, Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla, Rayees Bhat said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Yedipora area of Pattan in the early hours of Friday after information was received from intelligence agencies about the presence of terrorists there.