{Fighting in town of Pampore leaves nine dead, including three fighters, with authorities blaming Pakistan-based group.}<\/p>\n
A three-day-long standoff between security forces and fighters in Indian-administered Kashmir ended with a firefight that left all the attackers dead.<\/p>\n
The assault on the training insitute in the town of Pampore on Monday left two fighters dead, with another killed a day earlier.<\/p>\n
The clashes began on Saturday when three gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying police officers, and then captured the five-storey state building.<\/p>\n
Three soldiers, two policemen and a civilian died in the fighting, and more than 100 people were inside the training institute when it was taken over by the gunmen.<\/p>\n
More than a dozen soldiers were injured in the attack, the DPA news agency reported.<\/p>\n
Broadcaster NDTV reported that the forces had cornered the gunmen in one part of the building before launching the final assault.<\/p>\n
TV footage showed security forces firing mortar shells and rockets on the building.<\/p>\n
The Times of India newspaper, citing security officers, said the attackers were foreign members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.<\/p>\n
The attack comes shortly after a raid by separatist fighters on an Indian air base that stalled bilateral talks between neighbouring India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Kashmir is divided into two parts, separately administered by India and Pakistan. The countries have fought two wars over the region and more than 45,000 people have been killed since a secessionist movement took hold in the 1980s.<\/p>\n
India has repeatedly accused Pakistan of aiding Kashmiri separatist groups.<\/p>\n
Source:Al Jazeera:[Indian army ends deadly standoff in Kashmir->http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2016\/02\/indian-army-ends-deadly-standoff-kashmir-160222132134905.html]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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