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NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Three Indian soldiers and a civilian were killed and seven others were injured on Thursday morning in a militant ambush in Shopian district of north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Quoting the local police sources, Indo Asian News Agency said that 44 Rashtriya Rifles personnel came under attack from militants while returning from a search operation in Kungnoo village, killing three soldiers and injuring seven others. In the subsequent gunfight, a civilian woman was also killed.
The police added that the authorities sent reinforcements to the region to surround the area and track the militants down. (end)
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