Three Islamic militants and seven Indian security forces personnel were among 11 people killed in separate attacks in Indian-held Kashmir which also left 11 others injured, security officials said on Friday.Six policemen were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside explosion in the Soura area of Srinagar, police said. Senior official of the Central Reserve Police Force, N Bhardwaja, said that initial reports indicated that the bomb had been detonated by a remote control device. Militant group Hizbul Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone call to a local news agency. In other violence, three militants were killed in two separate raids by security forces in southern Pulwama district, army spokesman Vijay Batra said.
In Anantnag, suspected militants abducted and later shot dead 38-year-old local folk singer and dancer Hassan Shah late on Thursday, police said. "He used to entertain the public and also dance during political rallies (by pro-India parties)," a police spokesman said. In another incident, six civilians were injured when a grenade hurled at a police guard post exploded in Srinagar late on Thursday, police said.