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Afghanistan/South Asia
Kashmir Korpse Kount
2005-05-15
SRINAGAR: Suspected terrorists militants in held Kashmir shot dead on Saturday the brother of an ex-terrorist militant who became a moderate separatist leader, police said.

He was one of eight people killed in incidents across the region, they said. Abdul Gani Bhat was a supporter of his brother's party, the Kashmir Salvation Movement, which belongs to the moderate wing of the APHC. Police said Bhat was shot dead near his home on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Bhat's younger brother, Zafar Abdul Fateh, was a former top terrorist rebel commander of the region's biggest group, Hizbul Mujahideen, before he gave up arms and formed his own moderate separatist movement. Separately, Indian troops killed two terrorists militants in a clash near Banihal town, 100 kilometres south of Srinagar, police said. Another terrorist militant and a soldier died in clashes elsewhere, police said.

In Kalakote, 120 kilometres northwest of Jammu, suspected terrorists militants ambushed a group of coalmine workers returning home from work late on Saturday, killing three of them and injuring another, police said. The terrorists militants ran away fled after firing at the mine workers. No terrorist militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Posted by:Steve White

#1  4 terrorists killed in separate incidents in J&K

Agencies/ Srinagar

Four terrorists, including a top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, were among seven persons killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since Saturday night, police said.

A self-styled battalion commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Abaas Kuka, codenamed Umer, was killed in an encounter with security forces at Razloo-Qazigund, 80 kms from here, in Anantnag district on Sunday.

Another terrorist of the same outfit, identified as Maqbool Ahmed Khan of Haknoora-Rafiabad, was killed in an encounter with security forces at Mushnar-Kralgund in Kupwara on Saturday night, the spokesman said, adding one AK rifle, three magazines, 72 rounds, one UBGL and some grenades were recovered from the slain terrorist.

In another encounter, two unidentified terrorists were killed and a security jawan injured in a gun battle that broke out at Dar Ganigund forests in Tral, 40 kms from here in Pulwama district.

Also, two unidentified persons forcibly took away a car from Bashir Ahmed Wani, Principal of Sri Pratap College, on the outskirts of the city, the spokesman said.

Wani, a resident of Lal Bazar area of the city, was at home when the two individuals snatched the car from him on Saturday evening, he said, adding they also snatched the Principal's mobile phone and identity card.

Police has launched a hunt to nab the miscreants, the spokesman said.
Posted by: john   2005-05-15 11:28  

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