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Police in Kashmir arrest six over deadly car bombs
SRINAGAR, India - Police in Indian Kashmir said on Friday they had arrested six men suspected of being militants involved in three car-bomb blasts that killed 16 people and injured 75. The powerful blasts that have cast a shadow over the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan occurred in June and July in the disputed regionâs main city of Srinagar which has a population of over one million people.âWe have arrested six people involved in three major car-bomb blasts in Srinagar,â the regionâs police chief Gopal Sharma told a news conference. Sharma said four men were arrested Friday in different parts of Indian Kashmir. Two others were arrested earlier in the week. The police chief alleged the suspects belonged to the militant group Hizbul Mujahedin. âWe are conducting raids to arrest two more militants who have been masterminding these attacks,â Sharma said, adding Posted by: Steve 2005-08-05 |
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