Gunfight breaks out in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A fierce gunfight between militants and Indian troops broke out Saturday in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
The gunfight erupted at a Tral village in Pulwama district, about 42 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"This evening a gunfight broke out at village Hafoo-Nazneenpora of Tral," a police official told Xinhua.
"The gunfight broke out after contingents of India troops and police encircled a house on the intelligence information suggesting presence of militants in the area."
No sooner the news about the gunfight broke out, locals took to roads and clashed with police and paramilitary apparently in a bid to break cordon and help militants to escape.
Reports said during the clashes, youth snatched a rifle from a paramilitary trooper.
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2 militants, policeman killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Two militants and an Indian policeman were killed and three others wounded Sunday in a fierce gunfight between militants and Indian troops in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The gunfight erupted on Saturday evening at a Tral village in Pulwama district, about 42 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Two militants were killed in the gunfight at Tral today. One of them is a local Hizb commander, and another is a foreigner," region's Police Chief Shesh Paul Vaid told media in Srinagar. "Unfortunately, we have lost one policemen fighting these militants."
Vaid was attending wreath laying ceremony of the slain policeman at police headquarters in Srinagar.
The gunfight lasted for more than 16 hours.
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