Militants killed in gunfight with Indian forces, military says From Mukhtar Ahmad, CNN April 5, 2012 -- Updated 1805 GMT (0205 HKT) The gunfight lasted 10 hours, an Indian army spokesman says Five militants were killed and one soldier slightly injured in the incident, he says The militants are suspected of belonging to the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba group, he says Srinagar, India (CNN) -- Five militants were killed Thursday in a fierce, 10-hour gunfight with Indian security forces in the Kupwara district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, an Indian army spokesman said. The slain militants likely belonged to the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba group, Srinagar-based defense spokesman Lt. Col. J.S. Brar said. Thursday's gunfight is the second in the area in the past 10 days in which five militants from the same group were killed by Indian security forces, he said. The latest violence came a day after the United States announced a bounty of up to $10 million for information leading to the conviction of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is linked to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, for his alleged role in the Mumbai terror attack in 2008. Brar said a joint operation was launched early Thursday by the army and police based on information about the presence of militants in the Khurmur forests area. "They were asked to surrender," he said. However, they opened fire, resulting in an intense fire fight. In the ensuing encounter, five terrorists were killed. One soldier was slightly injured. The police are working to establish the identities of the slain militants, Brar said. Saeed helped found Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a radical Muslim organization that aims to bring about Islamist rule in parts of in India and Pakistan.