URI, JAMMU AND KASHMIR: At least five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed by security forces this morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector. Defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said a group of terrorists from Pakistan was trying to enter India near Dulanja area in Uri, about 108 km from Srinagar. The forces had intelligence input about a few suicide attackers headed for Uri. As soon as they were spotted, a joint operation was launched by Jammu and Kashmir Police, army and paramilitary forces leading to a fierce gun battle that killed five of them, Col Kalia added. Home Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the security forces for the success of the operation. The recovery of arms and ammunition suggest they had planned a major suicide attack ahead of Republic Day celebrations, police said. The police have heightened security in the state.