Separate clashes in Indian-held Kashmir killed 10 people - five police officers, a soldier, two civilians and two freedom fighters, authorities said Friday, as violence in the troubled region spikes.Freedom fighters ambushed a police patrol in the town of Achhabal, killing five police personnel, a top police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.Earlier, soldiers and a police special counter-insurgency force cordoned off Arwani village on a tip off that freedom fighters were hiding in two homes, triggering a firefight, the officer said.