Kashmir violence targets Indian police

Seven Indian policemen have been injured in two separate attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir where officials say there is a new hike in violence.

An incident resulting in six fatalities occurred when a police vehicle was hit by a landmine on an iron bridge in the southern district of Pulwama late Monday, police reported.

The powerful blast took place in the Tral township, 40km (25 miles) south of the summer capital, Srinagar, shaking nearby buildings, as well as damaging the bridge, AFP cited a police spokesman as saying.

Earlier a policeman was injured in a militant gun attack while on patrol in the same district, he added.

The ownership of Kashmir has long been a flashpoint in disputes between India and neighboring Pakistan and has been the cause of two wars between the South Asian neighbors.

Source: PressTV.
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