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Four Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir
Four Indian soldiers and five militants have been killed in fresh clashes in the volatile region of Kashmir, police said Wednesday. Three separate clashes occurred in the northern districts of Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora, a police spokesman said, adding that two of the gunbattles that started overnight were still raging. "Troop reinforcements have been sent to Bandipora as militants and soldiers are engaged in a fierce encounter," a police officer Muzaffer Ahmed said, adding that the fighting erupted after soldiers raided a rebel hideout. "Soldiers are evacuating villagers from the adjoining houses before going for a final assault," Ahmed said. Police said an army major and a special commando were among the dead and four other soldiers had been wounded. Posted by: ryuge 2009-09-23 |
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