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Indian troops kill top rebel, bodyguard in Kashmir
 A militant commander on the Indian armys most wanted list in Indian-held Kashmir was shot dead during a fierce gunbattle with troops, police said on Friday. The militants bodyguard was also slain, police said. The two were killed late on Thursday in Morha Daraj village, police officer Farooq Ahmed said.Mohammed Yasin, a top commander of Hizbul Mujahedin, and his bodyguard were killed during a four-hour battle sparked by a raid on a hideout following a tip-off, police said. Yasin was the Indian armys most wanted militant in the southern twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch. His death is a big setback to Hizbul, Ahmed said. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-03 |
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