Indian forces kill all militants in Kashmir after 3-day gunbattle
- 8 years ago
A three-day gunbattle in the disputed region of Kashmir ended on Monday when Indian security forces killed two more militants who stormed a government building, a senior police official said.
The militants captured the five-storey training institute on Saturday, killing six people in the gunbattle that followed.
"This is one of the longest encounters in Kashmir in recent memory," said an army officer, who asked not to be named.
The attack began on Saturday when militants shot at a bus carrying police before breaking into the training institute.
More than 100 people were inside at the time.
Three Indian army commandos, two policemen and a civilian died in the fighting.
The latest attack bore similarities to other militant attacks in India where heavily armed, well-trained men have captured buildings and used them to fight security forces.
The militants captured the five-storey training institute on Saturday, killing six people in the gunbattle that followed.
"This is one of the longest encounters in Kashmir in recent memory," said an army officer, who asked not to be named.
The attack began on Saturday when militants shot at a bus carrying police before breaking into the training institute.
More than 100 people were inside at the time.
Three Indian army commandos, two policemen and a civilian died in the fighting.
The latest attack bore similarities to other militant attacks in India where heavily armed, well-trained men have captured buildings and used them to fight security forces.