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Two Indian policemen killed in militant attack in Kashmir
Two Indian policemen have been killed in a militant attack in the Indian-occupied Kashmir region, officials say.
Senior superintendent of police in Srinagar, Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, said the police officers came under attack on Saturday, adding that the militants, armed with pistols, fired shots at two constables as they were on duty at Hari Singh High Street market.
He added that one constable died on the spot and another succumbed to his injuries later at hospital.
A girl also sustained gunshot wounds in her arm during the assault. Doctors say she is in a stable condition at hospital.
Security forces immediately cordoned off the busy market area, and launched a search for the attackers.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Indian security officials suspect the Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen of having a hand in the attack.
Saturday's shootout took place just three days ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to the Kashmir region, and has sounded the alarm in Indias security circles.
Sonia Gandhi, chairwoman of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, is expected to accompany Singh.
Kashmir lies at the heart of more than 60 years of hostility between India and Pakistan. Both countries claim the region in full but each only has control over a section of the territory.
Over the past two decades, the conflict in Kashmir has left over 47,000 people dead by the official count, although other sources say the death toll could be as high as 90,000.
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PressTV - Two Indian policemen killed in militant attack in Kashmir
Two Indian policemen have been killed in a militant attack in the Indian-occupied Kashmir region, officials say.
Senior superintendent of police in Srinagar, Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, said the police officers came under attack on Saturday, adding that the militants, armed with pistols, fired shots at two constables as they were on duty at Hari Singh High Street market.
He added that one constable died on the spot and another succumbed to his injuries later at hospital.
A girl also sustained gunshot wounds in her arm during the assault. Doctors say she is in a stable condition at hospital.
Security forces immediately cordoned off the busy market area, and launched a search for the attackers.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Indian security officials suspect the Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen of having a hand in the attack.
Saturday's shootout took place just three days ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to the Kashmir region, and has sounded the alarm in Indias security circles.
Sonia Gandhi, chairwoman of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, is expected to accompany Singh.
Kashmir lies at the heart of more than 60 years of hostility between India and Pakistan. Both countries claim the region in full but each only has control over a section of the territory.
Over the past two decades, the conflict in Kashmir has left over 47,000 people dead by the official count, although other sources say the death toll could be as high as 90,000.
MP/SS
PressTV - Two Indian policemen killed in militant attack in Kashmir
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