Islamic Militants Attack India's Northern Jammu Province For The First Time In Over A Decade

India: Militants Strike Northern Police Post and Army Barracks, Killing 12 -- Time

Suspected Islamist attack in country's northern Jammu province is the first in over a decade

Twelve people, including an army officer, were killed on Thursday, when suspected Islamist militants, dressed in army uniform, attacked a police station and an army camp in Jammu province, part of India’s northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The militants lobbed grenades and fired automatic guns at the Hira Nagar police station in Kathua district, 7 km from the border with Pakistan, killing a shopkeeper and four policemen.

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More News On Today's Militant Attack In India's Northern Jammu Province

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Kashmir attacks: Indian troops and civilians killed -- BBC
Ahead of India-Pakistan Talks, 12 Killed After Militant Attacks in Jammu -- New York Times
Militants storm Indian bases in Kashmir, kill 10 -- Global Post/AFP
Army operation over in J&K's Samba, all three terrorists gunned down -- Times
Omar: twin attacks aimed at derailing Indo-Pak dialogue -- Hindustan Times
Indian PM condemns Kashmir attack, says peace talks will go on -- Reuters

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India - Pakistan Ceasefire On The Verge Of Collapse Over Kashmir

Curfews Imposed In Indian-Held Kashmir -- New York Times

NEW DELHI — Indian forces and local authorities on Sunday enforced curfews in several towns in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir after rioting on Friday left two civilians dead.

Shops were closed and traffic was all but nonexistent in the city of Jammu on Sunday, according to the police in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Protests flared in parts of the state but only minor injuries to police officers and protesters were reported, the police said.

The clashes between Muslims and Hindus that erupted Friday after prayer services for the Id al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan added to the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in the disputed region. Those strains have worsened over the past week after exchanges of gunfire and a still-murky attack on Tuesday, in which five Indian soldiers were killed.

India has blamed Pakistan’s army for the attack, a charge that Pakistan has denied. On Sunday there were more reports of gunfire.

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Update: India, Pakistan exchange more gunfire, ceasefire under strain -- Reuters

My Comment: India accuses Pakistan .... Pakistan accuses India .... this is unraveling fast.

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