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| Kashmir clashes: Indian soldiers killed in Nagrota camp attack | |
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| Militants have attacked an army camp in Indian-administered Kashmir with grenades and gunfire, killing three soldiers, police sources told the BBC. | |
| Indian troops have returned fire from the camp in Jammu's Nagrota area. The army did not confirm any casualties. | Indian troops have returned fire from the camp in Jammu's Nagrota area. The army did not confirm any casualties. |
| The camp is the local headquarters of a counter-terrorism unit. | The camp is the local headquarters of a counter-terrorism unit. |
| In September, militants attacked a base in Uri and killed 18 soldiers. In response, the Indian army carried out "surgical strikes" in the region. | In September, militants attacked a base in Uri and killed 18 soldiers. In response, the Indian army carried out "surgical strikes" in the region. |
| The army said it had destroyed "terrorist launching pads" used by militants with support from Pakistan, but the Pakistani military disputed this. | The army said it had destroyed "terrorist launching pads" used by militants with support from Pakistan, but the Pakistani military disputed this. |
| On Tuesday, officials told the BBC that heavy firing was taking place after "three to four" militants attacked the camp in Nagrota. | On Tuesday, officials told the BBC that heavy firing was taking place after "three to four" militants attacked the camp in Nagrota. |
| The morning strike came a month after a similar attack in Baramulla, where one border guard was killed and another wounded. | The morning strike came a month after a similar attack in Baramulla, where one border guard was killed and another wounded. |
| Border tensions | Border tensions |
| Tensions between India and Pakistan have risen since the attack in Uri. | Tensions between India and Pakistan have risen since the attack in Uri. |
| Last week, officials in Pakistan said at least nine people were killed and 11 others injured when cross-border shelling from India hit a passenger bus in the disputed region. | Last week, officials in Pakistan said at least nine people were killed and 11 others injured when cross-border shelling from India hit a passenger bus in the disputed region. |
| India had earlier vowed to avenge the killing of three soldiers, one of whose bodies it said had been mutilated. | India had earlier vowed to avenge the killing of three soldiers, one of whose bodies it said had been mutilated. |
| India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insurgents fighting for Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with Pakistan, a claim Pakistan denies. | India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insurgents fighting for Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with Pakistan, a claim Pakistan denies. |
| Disputed Muslim-majority Kashmir has been a flashpoint for decades and has sparked two wars between India and Pakistan. Both control parts of the disputed territory but claim it in full. | Disputed Muslim-majority Kashmir has been a flashpoint for decades and has sparked two wars between India and Pakistan. Both control parts of the disputed territory but claim it in full. |