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Kashmir: Suicide attackers hit Indian army camp in Srinagar | Kashmir: Suicide attackers hit Indian army camp in Srinagar |
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Suicide attackers have hit an Indian army camp in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. | Suicide attackers have hit an Indian army camp in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. |
Three Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers were injured and two attackers died, according to the police. | |
The attack began around 04:00 local time (22:30 GMT Monday). Security forces are still exchanging gunfire with the suspected militants. | |
The camp is located just outside the international airport in Srinagar - a heavily fortified area. | The camp is located just outside the international airport in Srinagar - a heavily fortified area. |
Flight operations, which were suspended on Tuesday morning, have resumed. Roads leading to the airport, which were sealed off earlier, have also reopened. | |
Eyewitnesses said there were at least three armed attackers. | |
"The militants stormed the camp and got holed up in the administration block. At least one militant is still in the officers' mess," an army officer told BBC Urdu. | |
The attackers' identities have not been confirmed by officials. But the Islamist group, Jaish-e-Mohammad, has said it carried out the attack. | |
Muslim-majority Kashmir is claimed in its entirety by both India and Pakistan, but the two countries control different parts of it. | Muslim-majority Kashmir is claimed in its entirety by both India and Pakistan, but the two countries control different parts of it. |
There has been an armed revolt in the region against rule by India since 1989. Kashmir has seen a fresh wave of unrest following popular militant leader Burhan Wani's death in July 2016. | |
Although the violence appears to be waning, the latest attack has caused alarm across India's security agencies, says BBC Urdu's Riyaz Masroor. | |
A suspected militant attack killed three people in Tral last month, while an Indian policeman was lynched in Srinagar in June. | A suspected militant attack killed three people in Tral last month, while an Indian policeman was lynched in Srinagar in June. |
India blames Pakistan for fuelling this unrest, an allegation Islamabad has denied. | |
Two of the three wars fought between the two nations have been centred on Kashmir. | Two of the three wars fought between the two nations have been centred on Kashmir. |