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| Kashmir: Five Indian soldiers 'killed in shooting' | Kashmir: Five Indian soldiers 'killed in shooting' |
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| Five Indian soldiers have been shot dead in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the chief minister of the disputed region says. | Five Indian soldiers have been shot dead in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the chief minister of the disputed region says. |
| India's army accused Pakistan over the incident, saying troops had "entered the Indian area and ambushed" an army patrol in the Poonch area. | India's army accused Pakistan over the incident, saying troops had "entered the Indian area and ambushed" an army patrol in the Poonch area. |
| A Pakistani military official told the BBC that "no fire took place" from their side. | |
| Claimed by both countries, Kashmir has been a flashpoint for over 60 years. | Claimed by both countries, Kashmir has been a flashpoint for over 60 years. |
| In January, several deadly cross-border attacks plunged the neighbours into the worst crisis in relations in years. | In January, several deadly cross-border attacks plunged the neighbours into the worst crisis in relations in years. |
| The chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, said such incidents "don't help efforts to normalise or even improve relations with Pakistan and call in to question the Pakistan government's recent overtures". | |
| A top Indian army officer told the BBC that a group of "elite commandos" from the Pakistani army breached the line of control on Tuesday morning and ambushed an Indian army patrol in the Poonch sector of Jammu region. | |
| The officer said one Indian soldier was injured in "unprovoked firing" by Pakistani soldiers in a separate incident in Udhampur region on Monday. | |
| A Pakistani military official described the Indian allegations as "baseless" and said there was no firing from the Pakistani side. | |
| India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire along the line of control, which divides the region, in November 2003. | |
| But both sides have blamed each other for occasional cross-border fire, as a result of which several soldiers and civilians have been killed or wounded on both sides. | |
| After the January incidents, relations between the sides deteriorated so sharply that there were fears that a fledgling peace process under way since February last year could unravel. | |
| Although both sides denied provoking the clashes along the border, eventually both India and Pakistan agreed to de-escalate tensions. | |
| Thousands of people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since an armed revolt against Indian rule erupted in 1989. |