 Security forces in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) on Monday killed three suspected Islamist militants and defused a car bomb near a crowded police station, the army and police said. Local police Chief Haseeb Mughal confirmed that two suspected insurgents had opened fire on police and army troops when they cordoned off a house in Khan Sodal village, 95 kilometres north of Srinagar, adding that they had been killed in the exchange of fire. He added that security forces had been acting on a tip that suspected militants were hiding in the village. |