Militants killed in Kashmir gun battle
The Indian army says two armed militants who had taken up positions in a government building in Indian-administered Kashmir have been killed.
This followed a three-day standoff between the soldiers and militants near the town of Pampore on Wednesday.
An army spokesman said the building was searched and weapons were recovered.
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a wave of deadly unrest since a popular separatist leader was killed by the security forces in July.
On Monday, militants had entered an empty government building near Pampore town on the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar.
Troops, paramilitary soldiers and police surrounded the building while firing rockets, flame throwers and grenades, reports said. The militants fired back with automatic weapons and hurled grenades. Major-General Ashok Narula of the Indian army described the operation as tricky and said the fighting was protracted because the building was huge and we didnt want collateral damage.
