Five Indian soldiers killed and five suspected freedom fighters martyred were killed in a gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday, a senior police official said.
The freedom fighters attacked security forces carrying out a search operation in forests around Kupwara, 95 km (60 miles) north of occupied Srinagar, senior superintendent of police in Kupwara.
"They are all Pakistanis and have probably infiltrated a few days ago," Hussain said. The fighting had ended and the search operation was continuing, he said.
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