Seven killed in J&K separatist clashes
Indian security forces killed seven suspected rebels in two clashes as disputed Kashmir saw some of its worst fighting in over seven months, police said yesterday.
Five militants were killed in the southern town of Shopian during one shootout that started Thursday, triggering anti-India protests in the area.
Officers sent the brother of one of the two into the mosque in a bid to persuade them to "surrender" but they refused, police said.
"The five militants killed in the encounter include the chief of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind," a police officer told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Police had previously said that Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, one of a host of militant groups fighting Indian rule, was wiped out last year.
Two other suspected rebels were killed in a separate gun battle in the Tral area of southern Kashmir, police said.
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