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Kashmir Korpse Kount
[AlManar] Three soldiers and four suspected holy warriors were killed in separate gunbattles in Indian-administered Kashmire on Tuesday, officials said, marking an uptick in violence in the restive region.The soldiers died during a shootout with holy warriors that broke out at Hajin in Bandipora district, army front man Rajesh Kalia told AFP, adding that five other soldiers were maimed. A police official said a civilian also sustained injuries in the cross-firing which erupted after the government forces cordoned off an area following a tip-off about the presence of bully boys. "A search party was suddenly fired upon by the holy warriors as it zeroed in on a residential area," a police superintendent told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... as he was not authorized to talk to the press. One bully boy, whose identity was not yet known, was also killed in the operation, he added. In the second deadly clash Tuesday, three holy warriors were killed while a soldier received bullet wounds during a shootout in Kupwara district, army front man Colonel Manish confirmed to AFP. "Police and army laid a siege... after intelligence inputs about the presence of bully boys," he said. "The holy warriors fired upon the search party, injuring an army trooper, and in the retaliatory firing three holy warriors were killed." Tuesday’s deadly violence came days after four bully boys, two soldiers and two non-combatants were killed in a flare-up in southern Kashmire. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-02-15 |
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