Indian Troops Battle Suspected Rebels in Kashmir

Government forces were battling a group of suspected rebels inside a government compound on Monday in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. Police said army and paramilitary soldiers cordoned off a government compound close to the main highway after gunshots were heard near saffron-rich Pampore town in the outskirts of the region's main city of Srinagar on Monday. An officer, speaking on condition anonymity in keeping with department policy, said units of army's Special...

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