Two Indian soldiers and two freedom fighters were killed in armed clashes on Thursday, officials said, in another day of bloodshed in held Kashmir where tensions are high following the death of a prominent militant. The freedom fighters were killed in Kulgam, south of the main city of held Srinagar in Indian-held Kashmir, when they walked into an ambush laid by Indian soldiers. "It was a deliberate and swift operation," an army officer told AFP.
In a separate incident, two Indian troops were killed and another injured in a shootout with freedom fighters in Shopian district, the officer said on condition of anonymity. The soldiers came under fire as they surrounded a house suspected of harbouring freedom fighters, and were evacuated from the scene. It was not clear if the freedom fighters inside evaded capture.
"Three soldiers were evacuated by air but two of them died before reaching a military hospital," a police officer said. The violence comes just days after Indian forces killed top militant commander Abu Dujana, who headed the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group in held Kashmir. His death sparked protests and violent clashes across Kashmir, in which two civilians, including a teenage student, were killed. Schools and colleges remained shut Thursday amid fears of further protests against Indian rule.
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