Two of the dead militants were from India, and one a foreigner, said a senior police officer who asked not to be identified. Members of India's Central Reserve Police Force patrol downtown Srinagar amid an ongoing crackdown in the disputed Kashmir region. Rising tensionsThe suicide bomb attack has raised tensions between India and Pakistan, which both claim Kashmir in full but rule it in part. India blames Pakistan for harbouring militant groups operating in Kashmir, which Pakistan denies. Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said the Indian army was "retaliating strongly and effectively".

Source: CBC News February 24, 2019 21:56 UTC