Tourist couple injured in militant shooting in India's Kashmir amid elections

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SRINAGAR, India - A tourist couple was injured in India's Kashmir after militants fired on them late on the night of May 18, police said, ahead of voting scheduled in the volatile region for India's ongoing election. The couple from the Indian city of Jaipur was evacuated to the hospital and the area where the attack took place was cordoned...

An Indian security force personnel stands guard on the banks of Dal Lake, one of Kashmir's main tourist attractions, in Srinagar, India July 6, 2023.SRINAGAR, India - A tourist couple was injured in India's Kashmir after militants fired on them late on the night of May 18, police said, ahead of voting scheduled in the volatile region for India's ongoing election.

India is in the middle of a marathon election with the remaining two seats in Kashmir going to polls on May 20 and May 25. Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is skipping elections in Kashmir for the first time since 1996 saying it will support regional parties instead.

 

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