Twelve killed in Indian Kashmir violence amid virus lockdown

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SRINAGAR: Nine suspected militants and three soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said on Sunday (April 5), as authorities enforced a lockdown to combat the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

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.

Indian army spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said five armed militants were killed early on Sunday in the northern Keran area close to the de facto border known as the Line of Control that divides the disputed territory with Pakistan. The clashes also left three soldiers dead and critically injured several more, he said in a brief statement.

The fighting came within 24 hours of another gun battle between suspected rebels and government forces in the southern Kulgam area that left four dead.Kashmir has waged a three-decade-long armed rebellion against Indian rule with tens of thousands of lives, mostly civilians, lost in the conflict. India regularly accuses its arch-rival Pakistan of arming and sending rebels across the heavily militarised border. Islamabad denies the claims. - AFP

 

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