Nine Killed in Gun Battles in Kashmir

Nine Killed in Gun Battles in Kashmir
Indian soldiers inspect the remains of an Indian Air Force helicopter after it crashed in Budgam district, outside Srinagar on Feb. 27, 2019. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
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SRINAGAR, Kashmir—Indian troops and terrorists clashed in Indian-controlled Kashmir on May 16 and nine people were killed, officials said.

In one of the deadliest clashes since the Feb. 14 suicide bomb attack in the valley, three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists, two members of the local Hizbul Mujahideen, two Indian soldiers and two civilians were killed.