Militants
attacked an army base near the Indian city of, killing two security
personnel before taking positions inside the complex, officials said
Jammu on Tuesday.
A senior army official said up to four gunmen attacked the large base in Nagrota just before dawn.
"One militant was killed and three soldiers were also wounded,’" the official said. Police said in a separate attack to the south of Jammu, Indian border forces killed three of five or six militants who were trying to cross into India along the disputed frontier with Pakistan.
The attacks came on the same day Pakistan’s new army chief, Lt.-Gen. Qamar Bajwa, took charge. Recently, Pakistan officials are due in the Indian city of Amritsar for an Asian regional summit. India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants based on its side of the border who cross over to launch attacks. Pakistan denied that, accusing India of abusing the rights of Muslim Kashmiris opposed to Indian rule. Kashmir has been gripped by protests since security forces killed a popular separatist leader in July. A crackdown in response to the protests has paralyzed much of the region. Nineteen Indian soldiers were killed in an attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir on Sept. 18 in the worst such assault in 14 years.
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A senior army official said up to four gunmen attacked the large base in Nagrota just before dawn.
"One militant was killed and three soldiers were also wounded,’" the official said. Police said in a separate attack to the south of Jammu, Indian border forces killed three of five or six militants who were trying to cross into India along the disputed frontier with Pakistan.
The attacks came on the same day Pakistan’s new army chief, Lt.-Gen. Qamar Bajwa, took charge. Recently, Pakistan officials are due in the Indian city of Amritsar for an Asian regional summit. India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants based on its side of the border who cross over to launch attacks. Pakistan denied that, accusing India of abusing the rights of Muslim Kashmiris opposed to Indian rule. Kashmir has been gripped by protests since security forces killed a popular separatist leader in July. A crackdown in response to the protests has paralyzed much of the region. Nineteen Indian soldiers were killed in an attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir on Sept. 18 in the worst such assault in 14 years.
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