Srinagar, April 27 (Agencies): Separatist militants killed three soldiers early Thursday in an attack on an army camp in Kupwara district in north Kashmir, close to the line of control with Pakistan. Two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed militants were killed as soldiers returned fire. Army spokesman Lt Col. Rajesh Kalia said the militants attacked the army camp at Panzgam in Kupwara, 100km from here, at 4am. Among those killed was an officer, identified as Capt Ayush, but the names of the two soldiers were not immediately known. Five soldiers injured in the attack were airlifted to the army's 92 base hospital here for treatment.

Source: The Telegraph April 27, 2017 08:55 UTC