Gun Battles in Kashmir Leave Five Dead
A series of gun battles between government forces and suspected Islamic rebels in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir left five people dead.
In Pungai, 125 miles southwest of Srinagar, a guerrilla and a police constable were killed in a clash, a police officer said.
Another suspected rebel was killed when soldiers raided Seer Jagir, 35 miles south of Srinagar, the summer capital of India’s Jammu and Kashmir state.
Another policeman was killed in a shootout in Thatri, and unidentified gunmen killed a shepherd in the nearby village of Karapora, police said.
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