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Deadly Gun Battle Kills 3 in Disputed Territory of Kashmir

by VOA News

   At least two militants were killed in a gun battle with government
   forces in the disputed region of Indian Kashmir Wednesday.

   A policeman was also killed in the battle that took place in a
   neighborhood in the main city of Srinagar. Kashmir has been engulfed in
   a uprising since 1989 against Indian rule, with insurgents demanding
   full rule by Pakistan, which administers part of Kashmir, or outright
   independence.

   India has long accused Pakistan of arming Muslim separatists in the
   divided Himalayan territory, though both countries claim it in its
   entirety. Islamabad rejects the charges.