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Militants killed in Kashmir clash Troops end Srinagar hotel siege
(about 5 hours later)
Two militants have died in a clash with security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. Security forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir say they have killed two gunmen holed up in a central Srinagar hotel.
The clash began on Wednesday, when two policemen were killed by gunmen in the summer capital of the region, Srinagar. The suspected militants were killed after a gun battle with troops and police which lasted nearly 24 hours.
The gunmen were believed to have barricaded themselves in a building used as a camp by paramilitary troops. Firing has now stopped and a search for other gunmen is taking place. At least two policemen died in the shooting near a busy market in the summer capital.
Police are still surrounding the building, and a search operation for more suspected militants is continuing in the area.
More than 60,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since 1989 when an armed separatist insurgency began.More than 60,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since 1989 when an armed separatist insurgency began.
Cordoned offCordoned off
Police say seven other people have been injured so far in the exchange of fire, three of them policemen. The gunmen barricaded themselves in the hotel near a building used as a camp by paramilitary troops on Wednesday.
Three other policemen who were inside a nearby hotel are missing and feared killed. There was panic among shoppers and traders in the Budshah Chowk area of Srinagar as people fled gunfire.
Reports say local people and shopkeepers fled after the firing began in the Budshah Chowk area of Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon. Police and troops surrounded the building and cordoned off the area.
The Associated Press (AP) news agency quoted senior police officer Farooq Ahmed as saying that soldiers had "rushed to the area and cordoned off the hotel and they are returning fire". Seven other people were injured in the exchange of fire, three of them policemen, the authorities said.
A doctor at Srinagar's main hospital told the AFP news agency that a civilian had been admitted with bullet wounds. The fate of three other policemen who were inside the hotel and were reported missing is still unclear.
Attack claimAttack claim
Pakistan-based militant group Al-Mansoorian has said its fighters carried out the attack.Pakistan-based militant group Al-Mansoorian has said its fighters carried out the attack.
Violence decreased in Indian-administered Kashmir India and Pakistan began peace moves in 2004.Violence decreased in Indian-administered Kashmir India and Pakistan began peace moves in 2004.
But there have been some high-profile attacks in Srinagar in the last few months and army and paramilitary bases are often targeted in suicide attacks.But there have been some high-profile attacks in Srinagar in the last few months and army and paramilitary bases are often targeted in suicide attacks.
Both India and Pakistan lay claim to Muslim majority Kashmir in its entirety and have fought two wars over the region since 1947. Both India and Pakistan lay claim to Muslim-majority Kashmir in its entirety and have fought two wars over the region since 1947.