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June 24, 2007 
Eight Intruders Killed in Kashmir

Srinagar/New Delhi
Indian Army soldiers Sunday foiled two infiltration attempts in Jammu and Kashmir, killing eight armed militants trying to sneak across the Line of Control (LoC) from Pakistan, officials said.

This is the first time in recent memory that so many infiltrators have been killed in a single day and clearly indicates that infiltration from across the border is continuing unabated, the officials said.

One Indian Army junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed and two soldiers were injured, while eight AK-47s were recovered after the incidents.

In the first incident, five militants were killed after a fierce gun battle in Tangar region of south Kashmir, an army officer in New Delhi said.

Five AK-47s were recovered in the incident, in which the army suffered its casualties, the officer added.

In the other incident in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, three heavily armed militants attempted an intrusion near Gawalta village in Uri sector, police said.

"Alert troops challenged the group of militants who opened fire at the security forces. The fire was returned and in the ensuing gunfight, three militants were killed," a police official in Srinagar said.

Three AK-47s and a large quantity of ammunition were also recovered from the site, the official added.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony has frequently stated that infiltration from across the frontier is continuing though there has been a fall in the number of militants who try to come across.

Because of this, he has said, there was no question of reducing troops levels in Kashmir, as some political parties in the state have been demanding.

Any decision on demilitarisation would be taken on the recommendations of the Indian Army, the minister has said.

IANS | June 24, 2007  

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