Fourteen killed in India Kashmir clashes
14:11 / 02.04.2010 Four Indian soldiers and 10 separatist guerrillas were killed in clashes in Kashmir, the highest number of people killed in firefights in 24 hours in recent months, the army said Thursday.
The new fighting comes amid Indian fears of an escalation in rebel violence in the disputed Himalayan region after a period of relative calm.
The Indian army says Pakistan-based militant groups have stepped up efforts to infiltrate the region after snow started melting on the high mountain passes.
Wednesday, four Indian soldiers and four militants were killed in a gun battle in the Rajouri district, which lies in south Kashmir near the Line of Control, a military line which divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Indian army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Biplab Nath said Thursday that "six terrorists were killed in another fierce encounter in Rajouri."
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan claim the region in full but rule in part and have fought two wars over it.
The Indian army says it has stepped up its vigil along the Line of Control to thwart infiltrations as hundreds of militants are waiting in the Pakistani part of Kashmir to enter into India.
At the weekend troops shot dead six militants as they tried to cross into India, the third such infiltration attempt to be foiled in a week, the army said.Bu yazı ( 259 ) - dəfə oxunmuşdur
