Attack on army patrol:10 dead as militants battle Indian army in Kashmir

SRINAGAR:

Gunmen wearing army uniforms on Thursday attacked an Indian army base near the border with Pakistan, leaving ten people dead in the worst violence in the disputed state of Kashmir in more than a year.

Three soldiers and three civilians were shot dead, said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, adding, “My condolences to the families.” He said four militants were also killed.

The civilians were killed in the crossfire during the attack which started early in the morning, local DIG police Shakeel Beig said.

The gunmen did not infiltrate from the Pakistani side of the border, a senior Border Security Force official said.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2014.