 Islamist terrorists militants opened fire on a Hindu family in Indian Kashmir, killing five people and wounding nine others, police said on Saturday. Friday night's attack comes just ahead of India's Aug. 15 Independence Day anniversary, when violence usually spikes. "The terrorists militants attacked a Hindu family of village defence committee members with automatic weapons," a senior police officer told Reuters. "Five people were killed on the spot and nine others were wounded. Five of the wounded are in a critical condition," he said.
Indian security agencies have organised groups of villagers in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir into village defence committees and provided them arms and training to protect themselves against terrorist militant attacks. "This is a far-off place and has to be reached by a mountainous trek. Our team has reached the spot this morning and begun rescue operations and investigations," the officer said.| "Round up the usual suspects. Again." |
Indian security agencies say there has been a spurt in violence and terrorist rebel incursions into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani sector. Islamabad, which says it only gives political and diplomatic support to what it calls an indigenous Kashmiri freedom struggle, has brushed aside Indian concerns. |