Israel warns citizens of terror attacks in India

Israel has warned a terrorist group was planning attacks on Israeli and Western tourists in India, and advised its citizens against traveling to certain parts of that country. The warning from Israel’s Counter Terrorism Bureau suggested Israelis avoid crowded tourist hubs that are not secured by armed guards, according to Yigal Palmor, an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman

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India accuses Pakistan over Kashmir exchange

India says Pakistani troops in Kashmir fired "indiscriminately" at Indian positions Friday night. Indian officials describe the incident on Saturday as the first major violation this year of the more than five-year cease-fire along the Line of Control, the border between both countries in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

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Indian army holds soldiers to account over deaths

The Indian army has found an officer and two troopers accountable for "lapses" in the killing of two youths in Indian administered Kashmir. “The high level army inquiry headed by a brigadier has been completed. The inquiry has held the junior commissioned officer (JCO) and two soldiers who were involved in the Bomai incident accountable for various lapses,” Indian defense spokesman Lt.

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Killing sparks protests in Kashmir

Protesters — angry about the killing of a carpenter, allegedly by Indian paramilitary forces — on Thursday stormed the streets of a village near Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir. The 35-year-old carpenter was killed in front of family members when a patrol unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) entered his house in the southern village of Kashmir Kheegam for a search, locals said. The carpenter, the father of four young children, died on the spot.

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