Five killed in rebel ambush in Indian-controlled Kashmir
THREE Indian soldiers and two civilian porters have been killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said today.
Police said that rebels had sprayed bullets at the soldiers’ vehicle near the resort town of Gulmarg on Thursday night.
Two soldiers and two civilians working as porters with the Indian military were killed and three other soldiers were wounded, police said.
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