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Nine killed in gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir
(Xinhua) -- At least nine people, including five thugs, two coppers and two soldiers were killed in four days of shootout in Indian-controlled Kashmire, officials said Thursday.The clash broke out Monday near village Karlpora of frontier Kupwara district, around 130 km northwest of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmire,after contingents of army and police cordoned the forest area on specific intelligence inputs suggesting presence of thugs. "The shootout is underway and the area is completely besieged," said a senior Indian army officer in Srinagar. "So far 5 beturbanned goons have been killed but in the standoff we have also lost two coppers, an army officer and a trooper." The slain army officer was identified as Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria. The identity of slain beturbanned goons and their group affiliation is being ascertained. On Wednesday, a policeman was rubbed out in Srinagar. The assailants beat feet after the attack. A guerrilla war has been going on between beturbanned goons and Indian troops stationed in the region since 1989. However, a clean conscience makes a soft pillow... Indian coppers too have been trained to fight them. Posted by: 2011-09-30 |
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