Two Lashkar-e-Taiba Fighters Killed In Kashmir Raid.
At least two fighters and a civilian were killed and more than six others wounded in the clashes in the southern part of Indian-administered.
The gun battle started early morning on Saturday.
The Clashes erupted in the Litter village of Pulwama on Saturday morning after the killing of the two local fighters linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, in an encounter with the Indian troops, officials said.
The police officials identified the slain civilian as 25-year-old old Gulzar Ahmad Mir from Lassipora village in Pulwama, 30km from the main city of Srinagar in the disputed region.
The two terrorists were killed in the operation today; one of them was the district commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba. There were no causalities among the forces," the official said.
He said that internet services were temporarily suspended in the Pulwama district to prevent further disturbance of public order.
The two terrorists, fired and both of them were incidents of stone throwing near the site in which two people suffered bullet injuries. One died while the other is critical," Pulwama district superintendent of police (officer) said, adding that four more people suffered minor injuries.
As the news of the killings spread on Saturday, thousands protested and clashed with police in several parts of southern Kashmir, where residents chanted slogans against India and in favour of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The separatist group has fought against New Delhi's rule since 1989.
On Wednesday, two Indian air force commandos and two fighters were killed in a gun battle in north Kashmir's Bandipora village.
In the attack, three fighters and an Indian soldier were killed when the gunmen stormed into an Indian army camp outside the region's international airport.
In August this year, suicide attackers managed to enter the highly guarded police camp in south Kashmir's Pulwama and killed four policemen and four paramilitary personnel.
Rebel groups have been fighting since 1989 for the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir to become independent or merge with Pakistan.
Nearly 70,000 people have been killed in the uprising and the ensuing Indian military crackdown.
India maintains roughly 500,000 soldiers in the territory.
At least two fighters and a civilian were killed and more than six others wounded in the clashes in the southern part of Indian-administered.
The gun battle started early morning on Saturday.
The Clashes erupted in the Litter village of Pulwama on Saturday morning after the killing of the two local fighters linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, in an encounter with the Indian troops, officials said.
The police officials identified the slain civilian as 25-year-old old Gulzar Ahmad Mir from Lassipora village in Pulwama, 30km from the main city of Srinagar in the disputed region.
The two terrorists were killed in the operation today; one of them was the district commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba. There were no causalities among the forces," the official said.
He said that internet services were temporarily suspended in the Pulwama district to prevent further disturbance of public order.
The two terrorists, fired and both of them were incidents of stone throwing near the site in which two people suffered bullet injuries. One died while the other is critical," Pulwama district superintendent of police (officer) said, adding that four more people suffered minor injuries.
As the news of the killings spread on Saturday, thousands protested and clashed with police in several parts of southern Kashmir, where residents chanted slogans against India and in favour of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The separatist group has fought against New Delhi's rule since 1989.
On Wednesday, two Indian air force commandos and two fighters were killed in a gun battle in north Kashmir's Bandipora village.
In the attack, three fighters and an Indian soldier were killed when the gunmen stormed into an Indian army camp outside the region's international airport.
In August this year, suicide attackers managed to enter the highly guarded police camp in south Kashmir's Pulwama and killed four policemen and four paramilitary personnel.
Rebel groups have been fighting since 1989 for the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir to become independent or merge with Pakistan.
Nearly 70,000 people have been killed in the uprising and the ensuing Indian military crackdown.
India maintains roughly 500,000 soldiers in the territory.
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