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India-Pakistan
Policeman, civilian killed in India-held Kashmir shooting
2015-08-19
[DAWN] A policeman and a civilian were killed Tuesday when suspected rebels opened fire outside a Moslem shrine in India-held Kashmire, police said.

The bandidos snuffies targeted the police officer guarding the shrine of Tujjar Sharif, 55 kilometres northwest of the main city of Srinagar.

"The policeman unfortunately lost his life, and a civilian who was shot during the attack departed this vale of tears later," deputy inspector general of police for the area, Gharib Das, told AFP.

"It appeared that the policeman on guard was the target, not the shrine." It was not clear if the 70-year-old disabled civilian was shot by the bandidos snuffies or he was hit by a bullet when police returned fire.

The bandidos snuffies fled the area after the attack and the dead police officer's automatic rifle was missing, Das said, adding security forces had launched a hunt for the attackers.

Rebels in recent years have often attacked lone coppers on duty and snatched their service weapons.

Last week a bomb hidden in a steel pot went kaboom! inside the compound of a mosque in the southern Kashmire valley, injuring ten people. No rebel group grabbed credit for the rare kaboom.
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