{"id":38065,"date":"2013-05-24T14:25:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T11:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=38065"},"modified":"2013-05-24T14:25:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T11:25:43","slug":"4-indian-soldiers-militant-killed-in-indian-kashmir-firefight-38065","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/4-indian-soldiers-militant-killed-in-indian-kashmir-firefight-38065\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Indian soldiers, militant killed in Indian Kashmir firefight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indian army men during a gunfight in Indian Kashmir. File Pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Militants in Indian \u00a0Kashmir attacked search party of Indian army men on Friday, killing four soldiers. A militant was also reportedly killed in the firefight.<\/h1>\n

Srinagar, May 24\/Nationalturk – At least four Indian army men were killed in a militant attack in Indian administered Kashmir on Friday. \u00a0A militant was also reportedly killed in the firefight.<\/p>\n

A senior army officer said a group of militants fired from automatic weapons on a search party of Indian army at Harde Buchoo village Tral, 30 kilometres southeast of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, this morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fire was returned by the soldiers, triggering an encounter. In the ensuing gunfight, which continued for more than four hours, three soldiers were killed and another critically injured,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The officer said a local militant of Hizbul Mujahideen \u00a0was reportedly killed in the gunfight. \u201cHowever, we have not recovered his body so far\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said the injured soldier succumbed to injuries in the hospital. With his death, the death toll of soldiers killed in the firefight has risen to four.<\/p>\n

Sources said militants managed to escape from the area after the firefight. \u00a0\u201cA massive manhunt has been launched to track them down,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Combing and search operation going on<\/h2>\n

An Indian army spokesman in Srinagar Lt Col Ankur Vashist has confirmed the militant attack and admitted that three soldiers were killed and another critically injured.<\/p>\n

He said combing and search operation in the area is going on. \u201cWe have got reports that one local militant was killed in the firefight with soldiers. But we have not recovered his body yet\u201d.<\/p>\n

No militant group has claimed responsibility of the attack, which came a day after top Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Hilal Molvi was killed. He was a Kashmiri militant and active from last 4-5 years. \u00a0His killing was termed as a major jolt for Lashkar in Kashmir by Indian security agencies.<\/p>\n

The region has seen an armed militancy against Indian rule since 1989. However, the violence has dropped considerably in recent years.<\/p>\n

Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n

Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk India News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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