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Afghanistan/South Asia
Nine Indian Troopers Killed in Kashmir Camp Attack
2004-08-05
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Muslim terrorists militants killed nine Indian troopers in an attack on a paramilitary camp in divided Kashmir, just hours before India and Pakistan, which both claim the region, began a round of peace talks.

Wednesday night's attack on the heavily guarded camp in an upscale residential district of Srinagar, the capital of Indian Kashmir, came just as the soldiers were sitting down to dinner, police said. One terrorist militant was killed inside the compound after exchanging sporadic fire with soldiers through the night. The whereabouts of the other terrorists rebels was not known.

"They lobbed grenades and fired with automatic weapons. It was a suicide attack," a police officer said. The dead included a paramilitary officer. Nine soldiers were wounded in the gun battle, police added.

Authorities said they expected a rise in separatist violence ahead of India's Independence Day anniversary on August 15. "They (terrorists) (militants) are trying to step up violence before Independence Day. We have taken precautionary measures," said Gopal Sharma, Jammu and Kashmir's police chief.
Don't take "precautionary measures." Find the terrorists and kill them.
Posted by:Steve White

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