The Indian army announced on Friday that five soldiers were killed in the Indian-administered area of Kashmir, in an explosive device attributed to rebels in the disputed region.

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EDITED BY |HUGH GEY

WORLD SECTION

6 MAY 2023

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  The Indian army has been conducting searches in the Rajouri district, near the border with Pakistan, since last month, in search of rebels it accuses of being behind an attack on a military truck that killed five soldiers.

The army said in a statement that a search team "found a group of terrorists holed up in a cave" in a "densely forested area with rocky heights and deep cliffs."

He added that as a result, the rebels detonated an explosive device, killing two soldiers and wounding four others, of whom three died later of their injuries.

Agence France-Presse was unable to independently verify these facts.
Anger over Indian rule in Kashmir has been mounting since 2019 when New Delhi revoked the region's autonomy.

Since 1999, rebel groups have been fighting 500 thousand soldiers deployed in the area under the control of India, to demand the independence of its region or its annexation to Pakistan.

This rebellion led to the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians, soldiers, and military personnel.

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