Snuffies suspected separatist guerrillas® ventilated with extreme prejudice three members of Kashmir's ruling party, police said Friday, on the eve of a visit to South Asia by Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Oh, wotta surprise!
The attacks came ahead of Powell's weekend visit aimed at calming tension between the nuclear rivals over Kashmir and nudging them toward peace talks. Militant assaults in Kashmir often surge before or during trips to South Asia by diplomatic envoys.
Y'don't say? We'd never have noticed that...
Crazed killers militants shot dead two National Conference activists at Bachipora.
Gunnies in the nearby village of Kantbagh killed another National Conference party activist Thursday night.
That's three dead pols...
Two members of the outlawed Al-Badr militant group were killed in a fierce gun battle in Budgam district.
Gun battles are seldom desultory or gentle...
Police said two policemen and two Bad Guys were killed in a gun battle Friday in Anantnag district, south of Srinagar.
Islamic Heroes abducted and beheaded a retired soldier in Poonch district, southwest of Srinagar.
That's cuz cutting people's heads off is just soooo Islamic. Gets you a couple extra virgins when your picture goes on the shaheed poster...
Elsewhere, three Bad Guys and a civilian have been killed in separate shootouts since Thursday evening. |