Indian army says 3 of its workers killed in Kashmir attack
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The Indian army says three civilian laborers working with an army road construction crew were killed in a pre-dawn militant attack near the border with Pakistan in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
An Indian army statement on Monday said the militants fired at a camp of the General Engineering Reserve Force in the frontier Battal area.
The statement said another laborer was wounded, while a search was on for the attackers.
There was no independent confirmation of the incident.
India and Pakistan each administer a portion of Kashmir, but both claim the disputed Himalayan territory in its entirety.
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, rebel groups have been fighting for either independence or a merger with Pakistan since 1989. More than 68,000 people have been killed in the armed uprising and ensuing Indian military crackdown.
(Source : salon.com)
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