7 civilians, 4 combatants killed in Kashmir fighting

15/12/2018 18:19

        At least seven civilians were killed and nearly two dozens injured when government forces fired at anti-India protesters in disputed Kashmir following a gunbattle that left three rebels and a soldier dead on Saturday, police and residents said.
        
        Indian troops surrounded a village in the southern Pulwama area on a tip that militants were hiding there, police said. Muneer Ahmed Khan, a top police officer, said as the soldiers began a search operation, militants jumped out of a civilian home and took position in an apple orchard while firing at soldiers and counterinsurgency police.
        
        Khan said, three rebels and a soldier were killed in the exchange of gunfire while one soldier was also wounded.