Militants attacked a police station in Indian-administered
Kashmir, killing three people in the first major attack since a new coalition
government took over power in the state this month.
The two attackers were killed after a gun battle that
lasted four hours, officials said.
Nine others, including a senior police official, were
injured in the attack.
The attack began at 06:00 local time [12:30 GMT] on Friday
in Kathua district in the state's Jammu region.
The militants used guns and grenades to attack the Rajbagh
police station, officials said.
The dead included a policeman and two paramilitary
soldiers, they added.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the parliament that
"two militants have been gunned down by our security forces".
Indian media reports said the police station was close to
the border with Pakistan.
The attackers came dressed in military uniform, Press
Trust of India news agency reported.
The attack is the first in the state since India's ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party took power this month in a coalition government with the
regional People's Democratic Party.
The Himalayan Kashmir region is administered in parts by
India and Pakistan but the territory is claimed in whole by both.
Kashmir has seen an armed insurgency against Indian rule
since 1989, and although violence has gone down considerably in the past few
years, there have been occasional attacks by militants.
In September 2013, three militants were shot dead after
they stormed a police station in Kathua and an army camp in Samba district and
killed at least 10 people.
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