Three Indian police killed in Kashmir after militants spray bus with gunfire

Three policemen were killed and 11 injured after militants ambushed a bus in the main city of Indian-administered-Kashmir, officials said.

Militants armed with assault rifles fired on the bus late on Monday as it returned to a camp in Zewan area of Srinagar, a heavily guarded area that is also the site of a police academy and several military installations.

Three of the injured succumbed to their wounds and 11 were being treated for injuries at an army hospital.

Images from the site showed the the bus with shattered glass panes and blood-smeared seats.

Police said the militants fled but that a manhunt had been launched to trace them.

“The area has been sealed off and a search operation is under way to track down the assailants," Manoj Pandita, a spokesman for Kashmir police, told The National.

Security personnel stand guard near the site where suspected militants fired at police near Nowgam bypass in Srinagar. At least two policemen were killed and another wounded after militants allegedly opened fire on police party in Nowgam area, local media reported on August 14. AFP

Security personnel and police on patrol in Srinagar. AFP

Inspector-General Vijay Kumar said militants sprayed bullets at the police from a narrow lane. AFP

Reinforcements of counterinsurgency police and soldiers were searching the area for the attackers. AFP

Security personnel gather near the site where suspected militants fired at police near Nowgam bypass in Srinagar. AFP

None of the rebel groups that have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989 immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. AFP

Indian policemen enter homes in Kashmir searching for Anti-India rebels accused of firing on a police convoy in Srinagar, EP

Members of special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police examine at the site of the attack. AP Photo

The deadly attack came hours after government forces shot dead two suspected militants in Srinagar, triggering violent street clashes between government forces and locals, who claimed that police had staged the gunfight and killed the unarmed men.

Police said the militants were intercepted after a tip-off and were asked to surrender.

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Kashmir has suffered a surge in violence in recent months despite a huge presence of government forces and a years-long crackdown against militant groups.

Last week two policemen were shot dead in the northern Bandipora district.

The Himalayan Muslim-majority region, also claimed by Pakistan, has for decades endured a rebellion against Indian rule.

Both India and Pakistan lay claim on the entire Kashmir region, which is divided between the two nuclear-armed arch-enemies, who have fought three of their four wars since 1947 over control of the territory.

The region has been tense since August 2019 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government arbitrarily stripped the partial autonomy of the region and divided the state into two federally-governed territories.

The move was followed by lengthy communication restrictions and security lockdowns with hundreds of Kashmiri activists, politicians and lawyers arrested shortly after.

At least 366 militants, 96 civilians and 81 security personnel were killed between August 2019 and November 2021, according to government records.

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