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Indian police station in Punjab attacked by gunmen | |
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Indian security forces are battling suspected militants who attacked a police station in Punjab state, near the border with Pakistan. | |
They hijacked a car and then fired at a bus station before entering a police station in Gurdaspur, officials said. | |
Four people have been killed and at least six wounded. | |
Senior police officer Dinkar Gupta told the Associated Press that the attackers were believed to have come from Indian-administered Kashmir. | |
A local police spokesman told AFP that at least one of the dead was a police officer. | |
Bombs found | |
The state-run All India Radio said four to five armed men had "fired upon a bus, injuring some passengers" at the bus station. | The state-run All India Radio said four to five armed men had "fired upon a bus, injuring some passengers" at the bus station. |
The rebels then drove to a police station in Dinanagar area and entered it. | |
Bombs had been found on the railway tracks at the Dinanagar railway station, Indian media said. | Bombs had been found on the railway tracks at the Dinanagar railway station, Indian media said. |
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said security forces had been sent to the spot. | Home Minister Rajnath Singh said security forces had been sent to the spot. |
Indian media reports said the police station was close to the border with Pakistan, and that the attackers came dressed in military uniform. | Indian media reports said the police station was close to the border with Pakistan, and that the attackers came dressed in military uniform. |