Militants killed by Indian soldiers in Kashmir gun battle

Indian paramilitary soldiers near the site of a gun battle in Srinagar, Kashmir (Mukhtar Khan/AP/PA)

Three suspected militants have been killed in a gunfight with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said, while troops also exchanged fire in the disputed region’s main city.

India’s military said soldiers intercepted a group of militants in a forested area in southern Anantnag district on Saturday, leading to a gun battle that killed two rebels.