Kashmir Attack kills 17 including women and children

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[BlackJack]

At least 17 people are reported to have been killed after Muslim militants attacked an army camp near Jammu, in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The attack coincided with a visit to Delhi of US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca, which is aimed at cooling tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.

Muslim feelings over Kashmir run high

Subhash Raina, a senior superintendent of police, told the Associated Press news agency that three militants wearing army uniforms got off a bus outside the army camp at Kaluchak, 10 kilometres (six miles) south of Jammu.

They opened fire on soldiers, who fired back, and seven passengers getting off the bus were killed in the cross fire, Mr Raina said.

The militants then entered the residential quarters of the army camp and shot dead four soldiers, three of their wives and three children, he added.

Reports said explosions could be heard from inside the camp and police and commandos were helping to track down the militants.

[BlackJack]

This goes on and on.

[grimalkin]

Update:

More Than 30 Killed in Kashmir Rebel Raid

— NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Rebels clad in fatigues killed 32 people, including civilians, in a raid on an army camp and a public transport bus in India's revolt-torn Kashmir on Tuesday, the army said.

"All three militants have been killed. There are a total 32 dead and 57 wounded, including children and women," an army spokesman in New Delhi told Reuters, adding the fighting had finished after about four hours.

The attack, the bloodiest since 38 people died in a raid on the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly in October, came as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca visited New Delhi to help ease tensions between India and Pakistan over

[Frances_Marion]

Doesn't everyone sleep easy at night knowing that these two both have nuclear weapons?

[BlackJack]

This is where a nuclear war is a real possibilty.

[swarthyguy]

Religion of pieces! Nice move on the eve of the US envoy's visit. Wanna see who gets called on to exercise restraint. After all, the Indians would not want to be seen hindering the US War on terror in the west of pakistan. This order to attack comes directly from Musharraf's office; another case of the pakistan military spinning the US envoy around in circles; "tell the Indians not to attack us otherwise we won't be able to help you, the Americans, our wonderfully gullible and naive friends, in your war against terror. After all, the jihadi scumbags you are attacking are not the same as those brave 'freedom fighters' in Kashmir attacking women and children. After all, islam, prohibits 'unjustified' attacks on 'civilians. PS: we need more money to help you in the war against terror." There has been a steady drip drip drip of attacks in the past few weeks as the mountain snows have melted. This is a black eye on the Indian security forces. A lethal attack on their own. Time for India, if it ever gets the will and the strategic vision to remove Pakistan from the maps of the world.