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Indian forces kill three suspected militants in held Kashmir gunfight
[DAWN] Indian forces killed three suspected turbans during a fierce overnight shootout in India-held Kashmire, the Indian army said Thursday.Soldiers and special police counter-insurgency forces surrounded a residential area where they suspected armed 'militants' were hiding out, triggering a fierce exchange of fire. One police officer said scores of residents came out of their houses shouting slogans demanding freedom from Indian rule and throwing stones at the soldiers to try to help the suspected turbans escape. "Three bad boyz were potted and three weapons recovered from the site," army front man, Colonel Rajesh Kalia said. Witnesses said the army blew up the house where the suspected turbans were hiding in Kakapora, around 30 kilometres south of the main city of Srinagar. On Wednesday morning soldiers killed two suspected turbans during a firefight in the northern Sopore area. Police said they were members of Kashmire's largest rebel group Hizbul Mujahideen. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-23 |
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