Srinagar, May 10 (PTI) Security forces on Tuesday arrested four 'hybrid' militants here, police said.

The arrests were made in the Bemina area of the city, they said.

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Four pistols were seized from the possession of the arrested persons, police said.

"Police and Army (2RR) arrested 04 #hybrid #terrorists along with 04 pistols from #Bemina area. Case registered and investigation started," the Kashmir Zone Police wrote on Twitter.

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Police say a ‘hybrid' militant is sympathetic to the militant cause and radicalised enough to carry out a targeted attack and then slip back into normal life.

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