Militants attack army camp in Kashmir; six killed

Six people, including two soldiers, were killed Friday in an ongoing gunfight between the security forces and separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.

A senior police officer said two policemen and two militants were also killed in the gun battle near Uri border town.

"Two policemen - a head constable and a constable, two soldiers and two militants have been killed in this encounter which is still going on," a senior police officer said.

"Militants attacked a field ordnance camp of the army at Mohra (Uri) early today (Friday) morning," the officer told IANS here.

"A group of two to three militants are believed to have entered the camp where intense firing is going on," the officer added.

 

There are reports of a fire from the camp but fire tenders are unable to go inside because of the ongoing gun battle.