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3 men blow themselves up in Pakistani Kashmir
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-11-21 22:01 ISLAMABAD: Police say three suspected militants blew themselves up as they were being pursued by authorities in the Pakistan-controlled portion of disputed Kashmir.
Sardar Ilyas, a senior police officer in Kashmir, says the three militants fled after police acting on a tip raided their hide-out Saturday in the Thori area. He says the men detonated explosives on their bodies after being trapped while trying to escape up a mountain. Pakistan and India both claim Kashmir and have fought two wars over the territory since their independence from British rule in 1947. |