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Kashmir Korpse Kount
TWENTY people were killed today in attacks across Indian Kashmir on the deadliest day in the divided Himalayan province since Pakistan and India agreed to resume talks a month ago. Nine Islamic rebels and an Indian army officer were killed in a gunbattle in the northern Kupwara district, with three of the guerrillasâ bodies so charred they could not be recovered, police said. The shootout came hours after four troops from the armyâs counter-insurgency wing, the Rashtriya Rifles, were killed when their bus ran over a landmine in the forests of the central Anantnag district, according to an army spokesman. He said another eight soldiers and two people operating the bus on contract were injured by the blast. Elsewhere, suspected rebels shot dead two civilians, a bystander was killed in crossfire and three more militants were gunned down by troops.Posted by: Paul Moloney 2004-02-06 |
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