Posted on 08/06/2013 5:37:49 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
Five Indian soldiers have been shot dead in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the chief minister of the disputed region says.
India's army accused Pakistan over the incident, saying troops had "entered the Indian area and ambushed" an army patrol in the Poonch area.
A Pakistani military official told the BBC that "no fire took place" from their side.
Claimed by both countries, Kashmir has been a flashpoint for over 60 years.
In January, several deadly cross-border attacks plunged the neighbours into the worst crisis in relations in years.
The latest incident comes as the two sides are preparing for peace talks, the first since a new Pakistani government took office.
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As US pulls out of Afghanistan, its weapons head for Pakistan
RIP.
Three nuclear-armed adversaries with overlapping territorial desputes in a part of the world that makes West Virgina look like Times Square...gee, what could go wrong?
Thanks for the ping. India would probably consider retaliating against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan the equivalent of fighting against the U.S., thanks to Barack Hussein Obama.
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