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Indian troops storm siege hotel
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- Police said they entered a hotel in Indian-controlled Kashmir where two gunmen had been holed up for 24 hours, killing one of the men and arresting the other. The siege in Srinigar ended Tuesday as suspected militants threw a grenade at a public rally 45 kilometers (30 miles) away in Tangmarg, injuring at least 21 people, according to wire reports. The stand-off in the summer capital of Indian Kashmir began Monday when gunmen threw a grenade into a busy shopping area and then opened fire with assault rifles, police said, killing at least four people -- two civilians and two Indian paramilitary soldiers. Wounded in the attack were 16 others, at least 11 of them civilians and at least two Indian paramilitary soldiers. The gunmen then stormed into the hotel. There have been no claims of responsibility. The hotel had no guests and staff fled from a side exit as police laid siege and exchanged gunfire with the militants through the night, The Associated Press reported. Jammu-Kashmir state police chief Gopal Sharma told The Associated Press the captured militant -- identified as Ejaz alias Abu Umana -- was from Faisalabad, Pakistan.
He slipped into Indian Kashmir after the October 8 earthquake in the region, Sharma said.
Posted by: Steve 2005-11-15 |
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