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| A senior Indian paramilitary officer has been killed in an explosion in Indian-administered Kashmir, police officials say. | A senior Indian paramilitary officer has been killed in an explosion in Indian-administered Kashmir, police officials say. |
| Deputy inspector general of the Border Security Force OP Tanwar died when his vehicle was hit by a blast near a border post in Jammu. | Deputy inspector general of the Border Security Force OP Tanwar died when his vehicle was hit by a blast near a border post in Jammu. |
| Three soldiers accompanying him were also injured in the explosion. | Three soldiers accompanying him were also injured in the explosion. |
| Both India and Pakistan claim the disputed Kashmir region in its entirety and have fought two wars over it. | |
| Officials said Mr Tanwar had gone to a border post in the Balad area to investigate reports about men trying to cross the border into Jammu. | |
| This is the first time an official of the rank of a deputy inspector general has been killed in the Jammu region, the BBC's Binoo Joshi in Jammu says. | This is the first time an official of the rank of a deputy inspector general has been killed in the Jammu region, the BBC's Binoo Joshi in Jammu says. |
| In September, Indian troops said they had shot dead five militants who had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) which divides the disputed region of Kashmir. | In September, Indian troops said they had shot dead five militants who had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) which divides the disputed region of Kashmir. |
| Seventeen militants and eight Indian soldiers were killed in a five-day-long gunbattle at Kupwara near the LoC in March. | Seventeen militants and eight Indian soldiers were killed in a five-day-long gunbattle at Kupwara near the LoC in March. |
| The army says that more than 70 "infiltrators" crossed over into India from Pakistan this year, up from 45 in 2008. | |
| Kashmir has been a flashpoint between the neighbours for more than 50 years and the scene of two of their three wars. | Kashmir has been a flashpoint between the neighbours for more than 50 years and the scene of two of their three wars. |
| Muslim separatists have waged an insurgency since 1989. | Muslim separatists have waged an insurgency since 1989. |