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Eleven muslim militants killed in Indian-administered Kashmir
Eleven separatist Muslim militants, an army soldier and four civilians have been killed in the latest violence in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Indian army officials say troops found the bodies of five militants in northern Kupwara district, during a cordon and search operation.
It is believed that the five were killed during an operation launched last week by the army.
The army believes the five were members of Jaish-e-Mohammad, one of two Pakistan-based militant groups India blamed for attacking its national parliament last December.
Last week the military launched a massive search operation in the mountainous caves of Kupwara, which borders Pakistan-administered Kashmir, to arrest or "eliminate" militants hiding in the area.
Meanwhile, two militants and a soldier were killed in a fierce overnight gunbattle near the northern town of Sopore.
14/03/2002 05:01:32 | ABC Radio Australia News
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