October 29, 2008	Wednesday	Shawwal 29, 1429

SRINAGAR, Oct 28: Indian army killed five suspected militants in occupied Kashmir and accused the Pakistani army of a fresh violation of a five-year-old ceasefire in the disputed Himalayan region.

Cross-border firing took place in the Sabzian area of Poonch district, south of Srinagar, the army said. “We were fired upon suddenly with mortars and small arms, but our troops did not retaliate,” the army said in a statement.

Indian soldiers also shot dead five militants overnight, as they tried to sneak into occupied Kashmir, the army claimed. It was the third attempted incursion in the last eight days, the army said.—Reuters