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More violence in Kashmir
Indian security forces have killed ten Muslim separatist militants in Indian-administered Kashmir in separate encounters,.
Indian border guards shot dead five militants at Darwan village on the foothills of the Himalayas, 30 kilometres southwest of Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar, police said.
A border guard personnel also died during the fighting, which broke out after guards moved into the village on a tip-off.
Police say the slain militants were from the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed militant group.
Five more militants were shot dead in two separate encounters sparked by cordon and search operations.
Police says they belonged to another Pakistan-based group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Both groups are accused by New Delhi of attacking the Indian parliament on December 13, leaving dead 14 people including the five gunmen.
25/01/2002 10:02:40 PM | ABC Radio Australia News
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