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Kashmir suicide attackers target Indian paramilitary camp | |
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An Indian soldier and three militants were killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. | |
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 attackers' identities have not been confirmed by officials. | |
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. |
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. | |
"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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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 the unrest and providing covering fire for militants to cross the Line of Control dividing the region, an allegation Islamabad denies. | |