US EditionIndia says its troops killed 3 suspected militants in Kashmir fighting
JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA, JUL 28 – The joint operation, based on precise intelligence, killed three Pakistani terrorists linked to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians, officials said.
- Indian security forces killed three suspected militants in a joint operation on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir, on Monday following an April gun massacre.
- The April assault resulted in the deaths of 26 individuals, predominantly Hindu visitors, and triggered reciprocal military actions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in May.
- Home minister Amit Shah cited forensic and eyewitness evidence linking the three men to the April attack and identified them as Pakistani nationals, two linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, while Pakistan denied involvement.
- Shah confirmed that forensic and eyewitness evidence linked the three rifles carried by the attackers to the deaths of innocent civilians, and a ceasefire, ending the most intense violence in decades, was achieved on May 10 following U.S. mediation.
- The incident emphasizes the long-running Kashmir conflict where militants have fought Indian rule since 1989, with both India and Pakistan claiming the entire region and periodic escalations risking broader war.
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