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| Four Indian troops among eight killed in IHK gunbattle |
| 2008-09-16 |
| Four Indian security personnel were killed in a gunbattle with heavily armed militants in Indian-held Kashmir, an army spokesman said on Monday. He said the fighting broke out late on Sunday when Indian soldiers, backed by counter-insurgency police, surrounded a forest where militants were present. "The militants opened fire on the approaching security personnel, killing two soldiers and two policemen," said the spokesman, adding that the troops had then retaliated. Three militants, including a senior commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, were also killed in two separate gunbattles with soldiers, said police sources. |
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