Troops kill three rebels, teenage boy in Indian-controlled Kashmir

‘Indian forces have killed three separatist rebels and a teenage boy in the Indian-controlled Kashmir as tensions continue to rock the Muslim-majority Himalayan region.
Inspector general of police Muneer Ahmed Khan said the armed men were killed during an operation around a village near the southern town of Tral on Wednesday. The raid was conducted on a tip that militants were hiding in a house.
“During the patrol three militants were found right outside a house and they were killed in a short and good operation,” Khan said, adding, “All the three were locals.”
The deaths sparked clashes between government forces and residents of the area, where people threw stones and chanted slogans against the Indian rule.
Police later confirmed that a teenager struck by pellets fired by security forces had died in hospital due to injuries.’
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