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Srinagar: Militants kill 2 BSF troopers

August 01, 2006
By Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar
Militants gunned down two paramilitary Border Security Force troopers outside the Srinagar's SMHS hospital late on Tuesday afternoon.

Police say that militants opened fire at a posse of BSF critically injuring 2 troopers.

"The injured troopers were immediately taken to the SMHS hospital where both succumbed to their injuries," said a senior police officer.

Police and paramilitary forces have rushed to the spot and have mounted searches in the area. No group has accepted responsibility for the attack.

Earlier, 2 paramilitary CRPF troopers were gunned down by militants at Dalgate on Tuesday morning.

Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar

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