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2007-09-30 India-Pakistan

Indian troops ~~corner~~ kill rebels in Kashmir mosque

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Posted by Steve White 2007-09-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Indian army has taken to using Shipon anti-tank missiles against buildings occupied by jihadis.

The Shipon is manufactured in Israel.

Posted by john frum 2007-09-30 06:27|| 2007-09-30 06:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Militants holed up in mosque shot dead

Srinagar, Sept. 30 (PTI): The stand-off between two militants holed up inside a mosque and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir ended this afternoon with police gunning down the ultras, including a self-styled company commander of Hizbul Mujahideen.

The militants were killed after they came out from the mosque and attempted to break the cordon around the place of worship by the CRPF and police at village Tujan in central Kashmir, Badgam Senior Superintendent of Police A H Bukhari said.

He said the operation, which began last evening, was conducted with surgical precision without causing any damage to the mosque.

The slain militants were identified as Hizbul Mujahideen 'company commander' Khurshed Ahmad Rather alias Zubair of Kadipora-Rajpora and Nazir Ahmad Dar alias Irfan of Tujan, Bukhari said.

Police, CRPF and troops of the 53 Rashtriya Rifles had launched a joint operation yesterday after police received information regarding presence of militants in the village.

The militants had taken shelter inside the mosque after exchanging fire with a police search party and all attempts to persuade them to surrender bore no fruit, he said.

When police resumed its search this morning they were fired upon by militants from inside the mosque, Bukhari said, adding police then fired tear gas shells forcing the ultras to come out.

Posted by john frum 2007-09-30 11:23|| 2007-09-30 11:23|| Front Page Top

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