Indian-administered kashmir : Cops among 9 killed in violence
Five militants, two policemen and an army lieutenant were killed in a clash.
SRINAGAR:
Nine people have been killed in fierce fighting in Indian-administered Kashmir, the Indian army and police said on Wednesday, amid fears the execution of a convicted militant could spark further unrest. Five militants, two policemen and an army lieutenant were killed in a clash that started on Monday and continued on Wednesday, army spokesman J S Brar said, adding that the fighting took place in Kashmir’s Kupwara district, which borders Azad Kashmir. “The area is mountainous, densely forested, with no habitation and steep cliffs,” Brar told AFP. In a separate incident, suspected militants shot dead a policeman at point-blank range in Srinagar, police said. “The policeman was on guard duty when militants attacked him,” a police spokesman said, adding that a hunt for the killers had been launched.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2011.
Nine people have been killed in fierce fighting in Indian-administered Kashmir, the Indian army and police said on Wednesday, amid fears the execution of a convicted militant could spark further unrest. Five militants, two policemen and an army lieutenant were killed in a clash that started on Monday and continued on Wednesday, army spokesman J S Brar said, adding that the fighting took place in Kashmir’s Kupwara district, which borders Azad Kashmir. “The area is mountainous, densely forested, with no habitation and steep cliffs,” Brar told AFP. In a separate incident, suspected militants shot dead a policeman at point-blank range in Srinagar, police said. “The policeman was on guard duty when militants attacked him,” a police spokesman said, adding that a hunt for the killers had been launched.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2011.