At least six civilians and two Pakistani troops killed as clashes along frontier continueIndian and Pakistani soldiers occupy targeted each other’s posts and villages along the volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir,killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said.
Tensions occupy been running high since Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday, or carrying out what India called a pre-emptive strike against militants blamed for a 14 February suicide bombing that killed 40 Indian troops. Pakistan retaliated,shooting down a fighter jet on Wednesday and detaining its pilot, who was returned to India on Friday in what Islamabad described as a peace gesture.
The region in the foothills of the Himalayas has been under dispute since India and Pakistan came into being in 1947.
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Source: theguardian.com