Anti-India rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir attacked a police party in the disputed region’s main city on Friday, killing two officers and injuring another, police said.
Inspector-General Vijay Kumar said militants sprayed bullets at the police from a narrow lane on a busy road in Srinagar amid heightened security to counter any possible rebel attacks on the eve of India’s independence day on Saturday.
Reinforcements of counterinsurgency police and soldiers were searching the area for the attackers.
None of the rebel groups that have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989 immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mr Kumar said police have identified the attackers and would soon "neutralise” them.
The attack comes amid near-daily fighting between Pakistani and Indian soldiers along the highly militarised frontier that divides Kashmir.
The biog
Name: Ayisha Abdulrahman Gareb
Age: 57
From: Kalba
Occupation: Mukrema, though she washes bodies without charge
Favourite things to do: Visiting patients at the hospital and give them the support they need.
Role model: Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood.
Du Football Champions
The fourth season of du Football Champions was launched at Gitex on Wednesday alongside the Middle East’s first sports-tech scouting platform.“du Talents”, which enables aspiring footballers to upload their profiles and highlights reels and communicate directly with coaches, is designed to extend the reach of the programme, which has already attracted more than 21,500 players in its first three years.
The 12 breakaway clubs
England
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
Italy
AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus
Spain
Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid
