Militants kill two police in Indian Kashmir

Two Indian policemen were shot dead yesterday by suspected militants in a high security area of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, police said.
The policemen were shot from point blank range when they were on a regular patrol near the main court complex located in a busy commercial district of Srinagar, a senior police official said.
"Both the policemen died at the spot. We don't know as yet who carried out the attack," police told AFP.
The attack comes at a time when security is being stepped up in the region ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh early next week.
Rebels opposed to Indian rule of the territory have been mounting shoot-and-run attacks on security personnel at regular intervals in recent times.