The Indian army says it has killed eight suspected militants who tried to cross the Line of Control into Indian-administered Kashmir. An army spokesman said the clash took place shortly before dawn in Kupwara district, to the north-west of the state's summer capital, Srinagar. "We had reports that there would be infiltration attempts by militants," the spokesman, Col VK Batra, said. There has been a rise in attacks in Kashmir recently after relative peace. Last week, more than 30 Indian tourists were injured after a grenade attack on the bus that was carrying them in Indian-administered Kashmir. Four tourists had earlier been killed in a similar attack.
India alleges that militants cross into Indian-administered Kashmir in the summer, when the snow on high mountain passes melts. Delhi also says there are militant training camps across the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a charge that Islamabad denies.