Three killed in Kashmir attack

Suspected Islamic militants killed at least three police officers when they stormed a base in Indian-controlled Kashmir sparking a gunfight that lasted into today, an official said.

There was no word on how many militants participated in the attack, a police spokesman said.

The attack took place last night at the District Police Lines in Doda, a mountainous area believed to be a stronghold of Islamic rebels who have been fighting since 1989 to separate Kashmir from India.

Doda is about 110 miles north east of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu-Kashmir state.

The police base houses offices and barracks.