June 6, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 24,1423

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SRINAGAR, June 5: The Indian army on Wednesday claimed killing 11 Kashmiri Mujahideen in clashes.

Six of the fighters, who the army said belonged to the Lashkar-i-Taiba, were killed in Poonch. “The slain militants included deputy district commander of Lashkar-i-Taiba, Abu Hamza,” said an Indian official.

In another clash, Indian soldiers killed three Mujahideen in the district of Anantnag, the police said, adding a soldier was killed in an ambush. Elsewhere two more freedom fighters were shot dead in the districts of Baramulla and Kupwara.—AFP