(yahoonews) - A fierce gun battle killed two soldiers and five suspected militants Saturday in Indian-administered Kashmir near the de facto border with Pakistan, army officials said.
The seven died during a heavy exchange of fire in the border village of Marsari, 130 kilometres (80 miles) northwest of the main city of Srinagar, defence spokesman N. N. Joshi said.
The 16-hour gun battle began on Friday when government forces zeroed in on an abandoned house after receiving information about the presence of suspected rebels.
"One more militant was killed in the operations, bringing their number up to five," Joshi told AFP.
Another defence spokesman, S. D. Goswami, earlier said that two soldiers had been killed.
Two other soldiers were injured and have been taken to a military hospital, according to police.
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan by a heavily militarised Line of Control since the end of British colonial rule in 1947.
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