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Kashmiri militants kill three Indian officers
[DAWN] Militants in India-held Kashmire killed one officer and maimed three paramilitary troops in an attack on a police facility early on Saturday, police said. Indian forces returned the attack.The gunnies detonated grenades and fired automatic assault rifles to gain entry to the district police headquarters in southern Pulwama district, which also houses families of some officers, director general of police S.P Vaid said. One police officer was killed in the initial assault and three paramilitary troops were maimed who were evacuated to a nearby hospital, he said. "Two more CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) soldiers died" in pursuit of the attackers, Vaid told AFP. "We are evacuating the families from there," he said. It was not clear how many attackers were inside the compound. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-27 |
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