Sopore (J-K): Three policemen were killed when heavily-armed militants
opened fire on them in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town last night. According to
sources, the militants attacked the guards at the residence of Nationalist Political
Party (NPP) leader Muhammad Abdullah Dar in Warpora area of Sopore. The security
men at the house returned the fire, triggering a gunbattle in which three policemen
were killed while the militants managed to escape. Additional deployment of police
and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were rushed to the spot and the area
was cordoned off. Searches are being carried out to trace the militants.
