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Troops besiege mosque in Kashmir Hostage drama at Kashmir mosque
(about 3 hours later)
Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir have surrounded a mosque south of Srinagar where they say militants are holding at least five hostages. Three hostages have left a mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir where militants have been holding at least five people, police say.
The siege in the village of Palnoo in Kulgam district began on Sunday.The siege in the village of Palnoo in Kulgam district began on Sunday.
Three militants are thought to have barricaded themselves in the mosque after a security search in the area.Three militants are thought to have barricaded themselves in the mosque after a security search in the area.
Violence in Kashmir has fallen amid India-Pakistan peace moves. Militants are still fighting to end India's rule in the portion of Kashmir it controls.Violence in Kashmir has fallen amid India-Pakistan peace moves. Militants are still fighting to end India's rule in the portion of Kashmir it controls.
More than 60,000 people have been killed there since 1989 when an armed insurgency began against Indian rule.
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Police say the militants fired at security forces while entering the mosque along with two civilians.Police say the militants fired at security forces while entering the mosque along with two civilians.
Senior police official HK Lohia said another three civilians later took shelter in the mosque during firing and are now also being held hostage.
The militants are local members of the banned Islamist Hizbul Mujahideen group, police say.The militants are local members of the banned Islamist Hizbul Mujahideen group, police say.
More than 60,000 people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since 1989 when an armed insurgency began against Indian rule. It is not immediately clear whether the three hostages who left the building escaped or were released, the BBC's Altaf Hussain reports from Srinagar.
In a similar incident in September, the police killed two militants inside a mosque in the central district of Budgam. The mosque was partially damaged in the gunbattle.