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Kashmir clashes: Indian shelling 'kills nine on bus' | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Officials in Pakistan say at least nine people were killed when cross-border shelling from India hit a passenger bus in the disputed Kashmir region. | |
Eleven others were wounded when the bus was hit. Officials said two people died in Indian shelling elsewhere in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. | |
Hours earlier India vowed to avenge the killing of three soldiers, one of whose bodies it said had been mutilated. | |
Tensions have risen since militants killed 19 Indian troops in September. | |
Both countries accuse each other of violating a 2003 truce accord. | |
The passenger bus came under fire from India's side of the de facto border as it was travelling from Kel to Muzaffarabad in the Neelum valley region. | |
Pakistani officials accused India of deliberately targeting civilians. There was no immediate response from India. | |
On Tuesday the Indian army said one of its patrols had been ambushed in Kupwara sector. | |
"Retribution will be heavy for this cowardly act," Indian army spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia had said. | |
Pakistan says more than 30 civilians and 11 soldiers have been killed on its side in fighting since August. India says 12 civilians and 11 of its soldiers have died over a similar period. | |
Dozens more have been injured and thousands of people have left the area or are trapped in their homes. | |
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Kashmir - the region at the heart of dispute | Kashmir - the region at the heart of dispute |
The teenager blinded by pellets in Indian Kashmir | The teenager blinded by pellets in Indian Kashmir |
Why is Kashmir so dangerous? | Why is Kashmir so dangerous? |
Both India and Pakistan claim Muslim-majority Kashmir in its entirety but control only parts of it. | Both India and Pakistan claim Muslim-majority Kashmir in its entirety but control only parts of it. |
The territorial dispute between the two countries has been running for more than six decades, and two out of the three wars fought between the nuclear-armed rivals since independence from Britain in 1947 have been over Kashmir. | |
As with every stand-off in Kashmir, the fear of many is that this could eventually escalate into a major clash between two nuclear-armed states. | As with every stand-off in Kashmir, the fear of many is that this could eventually escalate into a major clash between two nuclear-armed states. |
But most analysts still believe that is unlikely to happen and that sporadic clashes and diplomatic sabre-rattling are likely to continue. | But most analysts still believe that is unlikely to happen and that sporadic clashes and diplomatic sabre-rattling are likely to continue. |
How bad are things? | How bad are things? |
On 18 September, four gunmen attacked the army cantonment in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing 18 soldiers. | |
Two weeks later, the Indian military said it had carried out "surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border that divides Kashmir. | |
Pakistan called the strikes an "illusion" and denied Indian claims it was behind the militant attack. | Pakistan called the strikes an "illusion" and denied Indian claims it was behind the militant attack. |
A subsequent BBC investigation found that while India did not airdrop commandos to hit militant camps or conduct ground assaults deep into Pakistani-administered territory, troops did cross the LoC a significant distance to hit border posts and then pulled back. | A subsequent BBC investigation found that while India did not airdrop commandos to hit militant camps or conduct ground assaults deep into Pakistani-administered territory, troops did cross the LoC a significant distance to hit border posts and then pulled back. |
Pakistan said two soldiers were killed in the strikes. At least nine more Pakistani soldiers are reported to have died in cross-border firing in the last three months - seven of them in Indian shelling last week. | Pakistan said two soldiers were killed in the strikes. At least nine more Pakistani soldiers are reported to have died in cross-border firing in the last three months - seven of them in Indian shelling last week. |
That is thought to be the Pakistani military's biggest single loss of life in Kashmir since the truce in 2003. | |
Why now? | Why now? |
Narendra Modi's BJP government swept to power in India promising a tough line on Pakistan, so it has been been under tremendous pressure to retaliate after the Uri base attack. The raid was the deadliest of its kind for years. | |
"I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished," Mr Modi declared just hours after the base was attacked. | "I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished," Mr Modi declared just hours after the base was attacked. |
There was also much talk of whether India should continue with its doctrine of "strategic restraint" against Pakistan. | There was also much talk of whether India should continue with its doctrine of "strategic restraint" against Pakistan. |
Many observers say Mr Modi feels he has to placate an angry domestic constituency and send out a message that he is a strong leader. | Many observers say Mr Modi feels he has to placate an angry domestic constituency and send out a message that he is a strong leader. |
What's behind Kashmir's deadliest militant raid in years? | What's behind Kashmir's deadliest militant raid in years? |
What does Pakistan say? | What does Pakistan say? |
Islamabad says India's stance is a "blatant attempt" to deflect attention from human rights abuses in the region. | Islamabad says India's stance is a "blatant attempt" to deflect attention from human rights abuses in the region. |
At least 85 people, nearly all anti-government protesters, have died in months of violence against Indian rule. |