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Pakistan says Indian attack in Kashmir killed 3 civilians

Pakistan says Indian attack in Kashmir killed 3 civilians

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

FILE- In this Oct. 1, 2016 file photo, Pakistan army soldiers gather at a forward area post on the Line of Control (LOC), that divides Kashmir between Pakistan and India, in Tatta Pani, some 123 miles, 199 km, from Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo: AP

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistani police say Indian troops have fired across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region, killing three civilians. Police official Ashfaq Hussain said Monday that shelling by Indian troops overnight hit a house in the Fatehpur area in Haveli district in Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, causing the casualties. Hussain says the shelling also wounded two other people who were inside the house. He says Pakistani forces returned the fire. Muhammad Shabbir, a resident in the Chakoti area, says both sides exchanged fire. The two sides frequently trade fire across the heavily militarized Line of Control and blame each other for violating a 2003 cease-fire agreement. Kashmir is split between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Both claim it in its entirety and have fought two wars over Kashmir.