Rebels ambush India air force personnel

By Agence France-Presse

May 06, 2024 12:05 am

SRINAGAR, India: A member of India's air force was killed and four more injured when suspected rebels ambushed a military convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir, an official statement said, as campaigning for national elections continues in the disputed territory.

The convoy was attacked by an unknown number of armed militants who sprayed automatic rifle fire towards at least one air force truck in the mountainous Poonch area, 200 kilometers south of the main city of Srinagar, the air force said in a statement.

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