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Kashmir: Suicide attackers hit Indian paramilitary camp in Srinagar Kashmir suicide attackers target Indian paramilitary camp
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Suicide attackers hit a paramilitary camp in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. An Indian soldier and three militants were killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.
One Border Security Force (BSF) soldier was killed and two others were injured, police said. Two attackers also died. The attack on the camp near Srinagar began about 04:00 local time (22:30GMT Monday). It took eight hours for Indian forces to end the gun battle.
The attack began around 04:00 local time (22:30GMT Monday). One militant is still holed up inside and a search operation is underway. The attackers' identities have not been confirmed by officials.
The camp is located just outside the international airport in Srinagar - a heavily fortified area. An armed revolt against Indian rule in Kashmir began in 1989. India accuses Pakistan of supporting the militants.
The camp is located just outside the international airport in Srinagar, which is a heavily fortified area.
As well as the Border Security Force (BSF) soldier killed, several other members of the security forces were injured.
Flight operations, which were suspended on Tuesday morning, have resumed. Roads leading to the airport, which were sealed off earlier, have also reopened.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. Police believe the militants were "Pakistan trained", although they found no documents or forms of ID on them. The Islamist group, Jaish-e-Mohammad, has said it carried out the attack.
"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. "More such attacks are feared in the near future as according to Indian intelligence, six or seven Jaish-e-Mohammad militants are still roaming around," said Kashmir police chief Muneer Khan.
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 and has been the spark for two of their three wars since independence from Britain in 1947.
Muslim-majority Kashmir is claimed in its entirety by both India and Pakistan, but the two countries control different parts of it. Violence has ebbed and flowed since 1989 but the region has seen a fresh wave of unrest following popular militant leader Burhan Wani's killing by Indian forces in July 2016.
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. India blames Pakistan for fuelling the unrest and providing covering fire for militants to cross the Line of Control dividing the region, an allegation Islamabad denies.
Two of the three wars fought between the two nations have been centred on Kashmir.