Twenty-five people including an Indian soldier were injured on Sunday when suspected militants hurled a hand grenade at an army patrol in held Kashmir, police said. The attack happened at Shopian 50 kilometres south of the state summer capital Srinagar. "The injured have been rushed to various hospitals," a police spokesman said, adding three seriously injured were being shifted to Srinagar's main hospital. Indian troops sealed off part of the town and launched a search. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Four Islamic militants were killed in two separate clashes with Indian troops in the southern districts of Doda and Poonch late on Saturday, police said. Four AK assault rifles and some radio sets were recovered from the two sites as well as a large quantity of ammunition. Mainly Muslim Kashmir is in the grip of a 15-year insurgency against Indian rule that has so far left tens of thousands dead. India and Pakistan each hold part of the scenic Himalayan region and each claim the territory in full. |