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Three miliants killed in strike-hit Kashmir
India's security forces have shot dead three Muslim militants in Kashmir, which was paralysed by a strike to protest against an alleged police assault on a top separatist leader.
Police say the shootout occurred in Rafiabad district, when a patrol from the army's specialist counter-insurgency unit, came under attack.
The soldiers returned fire, killing three militants.
A police spokesman says the militants were intending to set an explosive device on a highway used by military convoys.
The encounter came as the entire Kashmir valley was shutdown by a strike to protest against alleged police maltreatment of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, hardline leader of the Jamat-i-Islami organisation.
Geelani, who has a histroy of heart problems, has been in hospital since Saturday when he fainted during a scuffle with police outside his residence.
All shops, schools and banks remained closed, while most traffic stayed off the road.
21/03/01 5:26:24 | ABC Radio Australia News
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