Militants opened fire near the residence of Held Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohommad Sayeed and detonated two explosions Friday, killing two paramilitary soldiers, before fleeing into a shopping centre and battling with security forces. Three soldiers and four civilians were wounded in the blasts near the home of Mufti Sayeed, who was not home at the time of the attack. Nine soldiers and police were injured hours later in battles against the militants who hurled grenades and fired guns from within the Ali Jan shopping complex.
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Soldiers and police in combat gear stormed the building after seven hours and fought their way to the fourth floor where they evacuated seven trapped students using a rope ladder. Soldiers evacuated nine shopkeepers while the militants hurled grenades intermittently and fired from different locations, said MA Shah, a senior police official. |