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| Two soldiers, three rebels killed in Kashmir fighting |
| 2014-04-27 |
| [DAWN] A fierce gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmire left three suspected rebels and two Indian army soldiers dead, officials said Saturday. The fighting began late Friday after Indian troops and police surrounded Karewa Malino, a village about 55 kilometers (35 miles) south of Indian Kashmire's main city of Srinagar, and launched a search for suspected bully boyz there, said paramilitary officer Nalin Prabhat. Prabhat said the exchange of fire stopped during the night after two bully boyz and two soldiers, including an Indian army officer, were killed. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... fighting re-erupted Saturday morning, and a third bad boy was killed. A residential house in which the bully boyz were trapped was destroyed in the fighting. The army officer and another soldier were killed after a bad boy rose from the debris of the destroyed house and fired on the advancing troops, said a police officer, speaking on customary condition of anonymity. There was no immediate statement from any of the rebel groups fighting against Indian rule. Soon after the gunbattle ended, festivities erupted in the village and the nearby town of Shopian as hundreds of residents came out on the streets and chanted anti-India slogans as they hurled rocks at the troops. Police and paramilitary soldiers fired tear gas to stop the spontaneous protests, the police officer said. No one was reported injured in the street festivities. |
| Posted by:Fred |