Gun battles in Kashmir

Srinagar - Eight people, including four separatist guerrillas, have been killed and 18 wounded in different gun battles and a…

Srinagar - Eight people, including four separatist guerrillas, have been killed and 18 wounded in different gun battles and a grenade attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir state, police said yesterday.

They said 18 people were injured when militants hurled a grenade at an Indian security patrol in a crowded market in Bijbehara township.

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