Militant killed in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed a top Pakistan-based Islamist militant on Thursday blamed for the murder of eight Hindu pilgrims two months ago, reports AFP.

Soldiers and police shot dead Abu Ismael -- a top militant of the pro-Pakistan militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) -- in an encounter in Nowgam, on the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar.

Police last month said their investigations found that the LeT and Kashmiri accomplices were behind the July 10 attack that saw militants open fire on a bus carrying Hindus, who were returning from the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. "Amarnath Yatra (pilgrimage) attack mastermind terrorist Abu Ismael killed in an encounter at Aarigam, Nowgam," army spokesman Aman Anand told AFP via text message.

A Kashmir police official, who requested anonymity, told AFP that Ismael and his associate were "intercepted in an open field and killed" after receiving a tip-off on their location.

 

Militant killed in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed a top Pakistan-based Islamist militant on Thursday blamed for the murder of eight Hindu pilgrims two months ago, reports AFP. Soldiers and police shot dead Abu Ismael -- a top militant of the pro-Pakistan militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) -- in an encounter in Nowgam, on the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar. Police last month said their investigations found that the LeT and Kashmiri accomplices were behind the July 10 attack that saw militants open fire on a bus carrying Hindus, who were returning from the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. Amarnath Yatra (pilgrimage) attack mastermind terrorist Abu Ismael killed in an encounter at Aarigam, Nowgam, army spokesman Aman Anand told AFP via text message. A Kashmir police official, who requested anonymity, told AFP that Ismael and his associate were intercepted in an open field and killed after receiving a tip-off on their location.