Soldier killed, woman wounded in Kashmir

Srinagar, Sep 13 (UNI) A soldier was killed while the wife of an ex-serviceman was wounded in the Kashmir valley overnight, an official spokesman said today.

Militants attacked a security force patrol party at Brain Akhal in Qazigund area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district early this morning.

The security forces retaliated the fire and in the fierce encounter a soldier was killed, he said.

However, militants managed to escape from the scene, he said, adding a massive hunt has been launched to nab the ultras.

The spokesman said militants entered into the house of an ex-serviceman Mohammad Amin Badoo at Iqbal Nagar, Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla late last night and fired upon his wife Misra, who was injured in the incident.

Misra was rushed to hospital, he said.

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