Meanwhile, three Indian army soldiers and two suspected militants were killed in a gunbattle along the highly militarized line of control dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan. The exchange lasted for several hours, and three militants were killed and two soldiers injured, the military said. As counterinsurgency police and soldiers hastily left the place after the fighting was over, hundreds of civilians converged on the site. Rebels have been fighting Indian control since 1989. Nearly 70,000 people have been killed in the uprising and the ensuing Indian military crackdown.

Source: National Post October 21, 2018 07:25 UTC