SRINAGAR, April 5 — Nine suspected militants and three soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said today, as authorities enforced a lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Kashmir, a restive region claimed by nuclear rivals...
Indian Central Reserve Police Force personnel patrol a street in downtown Srinagar, February 23, 2019. — Reuters pic
Kashmir, a restive region claimed by nuclear rivals India and Pakistan, had already been under a long-running curfew imposed to quell unrest as New Delhi scrapped the Himalayan valley’s semi-autonomous status on August 5. The clashes also left three soldiers dead and critically injured several more, he said in a brief statement.
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