Seven killed in gunfight on Kashmir LoC in India
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Three Indian army troopers and four militants were killed in a fierce gunfight near Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said Sunday.
The gunfight, according to Indian army officials, broke out Saturday in Nowgam sector of frontier Kupwara district, about 125 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
On first day of the gunfight, two militants and two troopers were killed.
The stand-off lasted for more that 24 hours as firing between the troopers and militants continued throughout Sunday.
"Four militants were killed in a gunfight during an operation in Nowgam sector so far," Indian military spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia told Xinhua. "While fighting these militants, three of our soldiers attained martyrdom."
Indian army officials said the militants were trying to infiltrate into Indian-controlled Kashmir.
According to Kalia, the search operation was going on in the area.
Following the gunfight on Saturday, the army rushed additional reinforcements to the area to take on militants.
Officials said they have recovered four assault rifles and some ammunition from the spot.
Since the beginning of this month, a flare up was witnessed along LoC between troops of India and Pakistan.
LoC is a de facto border that divides Kashmir into India and Pakistan controlled parts.
Militant groups are engaged in a guerilla war with Indian troops in the region since 1989. Gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently.
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