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Kashmir Korpse Kount
Officials said on Thursday that the beheaded body of a 23-year-old civilian was found in Indiaâs Jammu-Kashmir state as gun battles between government forces and suspected Islamic rebels left another eight people dead. Armed militants kidnapped Mohammed Azim on Wednesday from his fatherâs home in the village of Harmutta and forced him to act as a guide, according to an officer at the police control room in the town of Punch. Police found Azimâs body on Thursday in a forest after being contacted by his father. âMeanwhile, soldiers killed three suspected members of the Hezb-ul-Mujahedeen Islamic rebel group on Wednesday in a gun battle in Chandsor village,â said Neeraj Sharma, a spokesman for Indiaâs paramilitary Border Security Force. âAlso on Wednesday two suspected guerrillas were killed in a gunfight with soldiers in Asham.â Soldiers also killed an insurgent during a fight in Nelipora village. âIn a nearby village of Viligam, a Nepalese person was killed in crossfire during a battle between the two sides,â said the police. Suspected guerrillas also shot and killed a former militant outside his home on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday. Posted by: Fred 2004-05-28 |
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