Government forces killed at least five rebels during a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir on Sunday, sparking violent anti-India protests by residents, the Indian army and locals said. Army soldiers and counterinsurgency police surrounded a village in the southern Shopian area early Sunday following a tip that militants were hiding there, said Col. Rajesh Kalia, an Indian army spokesperson. Searches by troops triggered an exchange of gunfire that killed five militants, Kalia said. The fighting sparked protests and clashes as hundreds of residents tried to march to the site of the…
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