6-year-old boy dies in J&K crossfire

A six-year-old boy caught in crossfire was among five people killed in Indian Kashmir yesterday, officials said. New Delhi has bolstered counter-insurgency efforts in the restive territory, with at least 33 separatist militants killed this month. The child was in a car that drove into a gun battle between suspected rebels and paramilitaries near the town of Bijbehara, a police officer told AFP. Tension is running high in Kashmir since August last year when India revoked the region's semi-autonomous status.