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| Five militants, Indian army officer die in Kashmir clash |
| 2011-08-21 |
| An Indian army lieutenant and five suspected gun-hung tough guys were killed Saturday in a clash along the de facto border that splits Kashmire between India and Pakistain, the army said. The fighting erupted in the northern Gurez district when a group of "heavily-armed gun-hung tough guys tried to infiltrate" into Indian-administered Kashmire from the Pak zone of the divided Mohammedan-majority territory, the army said. "We have killed five gun-hung tough guys so far and the operation is still on," Indian army front man J.S. Brar told AFP. He said an army lieutenant was also killed and two soldiers injured during "heavy exchange of fire" that started early Saturday. "By killing the gun-hung tough guys we have foiled a major attempt by gun-hung tough guys to enter (Indian-administered) Kashmire," Brar said. India says it regularly intercepts gun-hung tough guys sneaking into Indian-administered Kashmire to fight New Delhi's rule in the scenic Himalayan region. Pakistain denies Indian allegations it helps the Death Eaters cross into Indian-administered Kashmire. India and Pakistain have fought two of their three wars over Mohammedan-majority Kashmire which each country holds in part but claims in full. The insurgency against New Delhi's rule has left more than 47,000 people dead since 1989, according to an official count. The violence has sharply decreased since India and Pakistain started a grinding of the peace processor in 2004. But over the past month, the Indian army has accused gun-hung tough guys of making repeated bids to infiltrate into Kashmire.An Indian army lieutenant and five suspected gun-hung tough guys were killed Saturday in a clash along the de facto border that splits Kashmire between India and Pakistain, the army said. The fighting erupted in the northern Gurez district when a group of "heavily-armed gun-hung tough guys tried to infiltrate" into Indian-administered Kashmire from the Pak zone of the divided Mohammedan-majority territory, the army said. "We have killed five gun-hung tough guys so far and the operation is still on," Indian army front man J.S. Brar told AFP. He said an army lieutenant was also killed and two soldiers injured during "heavy exchange of fire" that started early Saturday. "By killing the gun-hung tough guys we have foiled a major attempt by gun-hung tough guys to enter (Indian-administered) Kashmire," Brar said. India says it regularly intercepts gun-hung tough guys sneaking into Indian-administered Kashmire to fight New Delhi's rule in the scenic Himalayan region. Pakistain denies Indian allegations it helps the Death Eaters cross into Indian-administered Kashmire. India and Pakistain have fought two of their three wars over Mohammedan-majority Kashmire which each country holds in part but claims in full. The insurgency against New Delhi's rule has left more than 47,000 people dead since 1989, according to an official count. The violence has sharply decreased since India and Pakistain started a grinding of the peace processor in 2004. But over the past month, the Indian army has accused gun-hung tough guys of making repeated bids to infiltrate into Kashmire. |
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