BBC NEWS Five killed in Kashmir explosion By Altaf Hussain BBC News, Srinagar At least five people have been killed in an attack by suspected militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police say. The blast occurred in the Batmaloo area of the summer capital, Srinagar. Police say it is not yet clear whether it was a bomb or a grenade attack. They said paramilitary troops were the target - but all the casualties were civilians. At least 21 were wounded. Violence in Kashmir has reduced markedly since a 2003 ceasefire between India and Pakistan. But in recent weeks, there have been several attacks in the region which underline how fragile the peace is. 'Pilgrims targeted' The attack took place outside the crowded bus station in Batmaloo, eyewitnesses told the BBC. Among the dead was at least one woman. "Three buses were parked in front of my shop. When I heard the blast, I first thought it was a tyre burst. But then I realised it was an explosion and people were wounded," Bashir Ahmad, a car mechanic who works in front of the bus station, told the BBC. Although police said paramilitary troops posted nearby had been targeted, Mr Ahmad said Hindu pilgrims going to the mountain cave shrine of Amarnath generally take the bus from Batmaloo and they could have been the intended victims. "We were in a group of 14 and have just returned from Amarnath. I was buying tickets to travel to Jammu to visit another shrine there when the blast took place," said Amar Singh, a Hindu pilgrim from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Twelve members of his group have been admitted to hospital with injuries. After months of relative peace, the Kashmir Valley has seen a number of attacks in recent weeks. On Monday, four people, including two civilians, were killed in two separate attacks in the disputed region. The violence comes days after senior officials from India and Pakistan held talks to step up confidence-building measures in divided Kashmir. The two countries both claim the Himalayan territory in its entirety and have fought two wars over it. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7522861.stm Published: 2008/07/24 09:09:22 GMT C BBC MMVIII . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=11648958/grpspId=1705447214/msgI d=67573/stime=1216902008/nc1=3848607/nc2=3848640/nc3=5286672> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
