Troop building causes panic in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — An Indian soldier has been killed during a gunbattle with rebels in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid panic among residents over India’s deployment of thousands of more soldiers to the disputed region.
Police say fighting erupted on Friday after police and soldiers cordoned off a village in southern Shopian area on a tip that militants were hiding there.
As the news of the fighting spread, anti-India protests and clashes broke out in solidarity with militants.
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