SRINAGAR: Three civilian workers were killed Monday when unidentified militants attacked a military road construction camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army said.
A spokesman said the army had launched a search for the attackers, who fled after firing at the General Reserve Engineering Force camp near the international border with Pakistan while the workers were sleeping.
The area has been relatively calm in recent weeks following an upsurge in cross-border firing after a deadly attack on an Indian army base in September that New Delhi blamed on militants from Pakistan.
“Terrorists fired at the camp at 1:30 a.m. and killed three casual laborers. A search operation is launched to nab the attackers,” army spokesman Manish Mehta told AFP.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, both of which claim it in full.
Rebel groups have for decades fought 500,000 troops deployed in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, demanding independence or a merger with Pakistan. Tens of thousands have died in the fighting, most of them civilians.
Three Indian workers killed in Kashmir
Three Indian workers killed in Kashmir
Robbers assault Chinese MP in million-euro Paris burglary
- The Chinese MP was “assaulted in his sleep and reports the theft of several pieces of jewelry ” prosecutors said
- The unauthorized use of a key could be an aggravating factor
PARIS: Thieves attacked a Chinese lawmaker at his Paris home while he was asleep, making off with jewelry and luxury goods worth several million euros, prosecutors said on Friday.
The attack took place overnight Thursday to Friday in the city’s upscale 16th arrondissement, where police found no signs of forced entry, the Paris public prosecutor’s office said.
The Chinese MP was “assaulted in his sleep and reports the theft of several pieces of jewelry and luxury goods,” prosecutors added.
The unauthorized use of a key could be an aggravating factor, it added.
The victim woke after hearing noise and was struck on the head by the burglars before they escaped, a police source said.
The suspects fled with watches, brooches and other valuables, with losses estimated between six and seven million euros ($8.3 million), the source said, adding that the Chinese deputy reported two thieves were involved.
