An Indian policeman runs amid tear gas smoke during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir region, in Srinagar.
A police officer and four militants were killed in separate incidents Sunday in Indian administered-Kashmir as hundreds of residents clashed with security forces in the region hit by weeks of deadly unrest.
Indian soldiers shot and killed four militants as they tried to cross the heavily militarised border that divides the disputed Himalayan region between India and rival Pakistan, an army official said.
"They tried to infiltrate into Nowgam sector and were intercepted. Four militants were killed and their AK rifles were recovered," army spokesman NN Joshi said, referring to the area northwest of the main city of Srinagar.
An unknown number of militants later killed a police officer in Poonch sector south of Srinagar, an officer in the area's police control room said. Security forces were called in to hunt down the militants, sparking a fierce and ongoing gunbattle, the unnamed officer said, without giving more details.
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