SRINAGAR, India — Heavily-armed militants killed eight soldiers in Indian Kashmir Monday in the deadliest such attack in five years, marring a landmark visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the embattled Himalayan territory.
The military convoy was ambushed on the outskirts of Srinagar, the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir, as it headed towards a nearby base camp, officials said.
"Eight troopers died in the attack and 13 others have been wounded," a senior police official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The condition of one of the injured was critical, he said.
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