Three militants killed in Kashmir gun battle

SRINAGAR AFP Jan16, 2017 -Three militants were killed in an overnight gun battle with soldiers in a village in Indian Kashmir, an army spokesman said Monday.   

Rajesh Kalia said troops cordoned off the village near the tourist resort of Pahalgam after receiving a tip that fighters were hiding out in a private home there.   

 “On specific intelligence army soldiers cordoned off the village on Sunday evening and the gun battle started,” Kalia told AFP.