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| Four Indian soldiers among 8 killed in Kashmir |
| 2017-02-16 |
| [DAWN] Four Indian soldiers and as many gunnies were killed on Tuesday in shootouts in India-held Kashmire, in the second outbreak of violence between security forces and gunnies in three days. Three soldiers and a Lion of Islam died in a shootout in north Kashmire’s Bandipora district, as a joint army and police team mounted a search following a tip-off that gunnies were in the area, a defence front man said. Five soldiers were maimed. "During the searches, gunnies hiding in a house opened fire, triggering off an encounter," Lt Col Rajesh Kalia said. Separately, security forces rubbed out three gunnies in Handwara district, a senior police official said. An Indian army officer was also killed in the shootout. Four gunnies and two Indian soldiers were among at least seven killed in a shootout and subsequent protests in south Kashmire on Sunday. |
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