Army troops busted a suspected militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday and recovered a cache of arms, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off, a search operation was conducted in Kuddhar area of Bhagwah block and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive material, a defence spokesperson said.

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The recoveries included two AK rifles, 355 rounds, and three magazines, one UBGL (under barrel grenade launchers), four Chinese grenades and as many UBGL grenades, the spokesperson added.&nbsp;

Army troops busted a suspected militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday and recovered a cache of arms, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a search operation was conducted in Kuddhar area of Bhagwah block and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive material, a defence spokesperson said.

Army troops busted a suspected militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday and recovered a cache of arms, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a search operation was conducted in Kuddhar area of Bhagwah block and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive material, a defence spokesperson said. Terror hideout busted in a joint operation by Indian Army and police in Doda yesterday. Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered. pic.twitter.com/bKFroMDWxx — ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2018 × The recoveries included two AK rifles, 355 rounds, and three magazines, one UBGL (under barrel grenade launchers), four Chinese grenades and as many UBGL grenades, the spokesperson added.

Jammu and Kashmir: Militant hideout busted in Doda

China is working to develop a first-class, crack anti-terror force that can operate at home and abroad and protect the country's overseas interests, a senior Chinese officer said in comments carried by state media on Saturday.

In late 2015, China passed a new anti-terrorism law that allows the military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations, though experts have said Beijing faces big practical and diplomatic problems to actually execute such an action.

China says it faces a threat not only from home-grown Islamists in its far western region of Xinjiang, but also from militants in the Middle East, some of whom it says are from Xinjiang.

In November 2015, Islamic State said it had killed a Chinese citizen it had taken hostage in the Middle East.

In an interview with the official Xinhua news agency, Zhang Xiaoqi, intelligence chief at China's paramilitary People's Armed Police which is part of the Chinese military, said developing special forces was an important component of the country's overall military modernisation.

"The mission scope of the special forces stretches from land to sea, from home to abroad," Zhang said.

He said that "anti-terror fight preparations" must be ready to safeguard national strategic interests anywhere.

"We must work hard to build an internationally first-rate counter-terror crack force," Zhang added, without giving details.

China, which has consistently said that it does not interfere in the affairs of other countries, is the only permanent member of the U.N. Security Council which has not taken military action in Syria.

The government is yet to specify how any overseas military, counter-terror operation would work.

China is working to develop a first-class, crack anti-terror force that can operate at home and abroad and protect the country's overseas interests, a senior Chinese officer said in comments carried by state media on Saturday.

China is working to develop a first-class, crack anti-terror force that can operate at home and abroad and protect the country's overseas interests, a senior Chinese officer said in comments carried by state media on Saturday. In late 2015, China passed a new anti-terrorism law that allows the military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations, though experts have said Beijing faces big practical and diplomatic problems to actually execute such an action. China says it faces a threat not only from home-grown Islamists in its far western region of Xinjiang, but also from militants in the Middle East, some of whom it says are from Xinjiang. In November 2015, Islamic State said it had killed a Chinese citizen it had taken hostage in the Middle East. In an interview with the official Xinhua news agency, Zhang Xiaoqi, intelligence chief at China's paramilitary People's Armed Police which is part of the Chinese military, said developing special forces was an important component of the country's overall military modernisation. "The mission scope of the special forces stretches from land to sea, from home to abroad," Zhang said. He said that "anti-terror fight preparations" must be ready to safeguard national strategic interests anywhere. "We must work hard to build an internationally first-rate counter-terror crack force," Zhang added, without giving details. China, which has consistently said that it does not interfere in the affairs of other countries, is the only permanent member of the U.N. Security Council which has not taken military action in Syria. The government is yet to specify how any overseas military, counter-terror operation would work.

China eyes anti-terror force to protect overseas interests

Civilians thronging encounter sites are responsible for their deaths as bullets don't distinguish between a stone pelter and a militant, Jammu and Kashmir police chief S P Vaid said today as he again urged the youth to stay away from such places as they were not marriage venues.

Nobody wants civilian deaths and the police and security forces are pained at such incidents, he emphasised.

"We have been appealing to young boys to stay away from encounter sites. A bullet does not distinguish between a stone pelter and a militant. It has a trajectory to hit. They are responsible for their own deaths. They should not come to encounter sites", Vaid said in a live Twitter question-answer session on Thursday. He was replying to a question posed by one Tajamul Wani about civilian deaths in gunfights.

The strong words from the senior officer came a day after four civilians were killed in the crossfire in an encounter in Kulgam district. An Army-man also lost his life in the line of duty while the three militants managed to flee after civilian casualties increased.

No citizen of India would like any civilian killing. We have been repeatedly requesting people not to come near the encounter sites when bullets fly whether from the militants or from the Army, from paramilitary force and police. They have a trajectory. They will not look for the chest of a particular person. They can hit anybody so it is advisable not to come near the encounter sites," DGP Vaid said.

It pains me most and pains all the forces when a civilian dies, he added.

"Our effort is not even a single civilian should get hurt, but they have no business to be there. Marriage of the militant is not going on. Why are these boys coming near the militant encounter sites," he lamented.

On the pendency of amnesty for stone pelters against whom FIRs were to be withdrawn, he said the police had already moved the concerned courts in such cases. In some of the cases parents were supposed to come and approach police stations and give an undertaking, he added.

To a question about solution of the Kashmir problem, he said violence was not the answer.

"I personally feel that the gun is not the solution. Everybody concerned including our neighbour (Pakistan), and only way out is to sit together and talk it out and sort it out and gun is not a solution and violence is not a solution", he said.

Vaid said his most challenging task was post the Burhan Wani episode because as Special DG law and order to deal with the situation. On the internet blockades, the DGP said "my effort is to minimum disruption of internet. I am totally against it. But let me tell you there is mischief and misuse of it to spread hatred and false propaganda. This is what we want to prevent".

We want minimum disruption of education of children from Kashmir valley and we will ensure it, he added.&nbsp

Nobody wants civilian deaths and the police and security forces are pained at such incidents, he emphasised

Civilians thronging encounter sites are responsible for their deaths as bullets don't distinguish between a stone pelter and a militant, Jammu and Kashmir police chief S P Vaid said today as he again urged the youth to stay away from such places as they were not marriage venues. Nobody wants civilian deaths and the police and security forces are pained at such incidents, he emphasised. "We have been appealing to young boys to stay away from encounter sites. A bullet does not distinguish between a stone pelter and a militant. It has a trajectory to hit. They are responsible for their own deaths. They should not come to encounter sites", Vaid said in a live Twitter question-answer session on Thursday. He was replying to a question posed by one Tajamul Wani about civilian deaths in gunfights. The strong words from the senior officer came a day after four civilians were killed in the crossfire in an encounter in Kulgam district. An Army-man also lost his life in the line of duty while the three militants managed to flee after civilian casualties increased. No citizen of India would like any civilian killing. We have been repeatedly requesting people not to come near the encounter sites when bullets fly whether from the militants or from the Army, from paramilitary force and police. They have a trajectory. They will not look for the chest of a particular person. They can hit anybody so it is advisable not to come near the encounter sites," DGP Vaid said. It pains me most and pains all the forces when a civilian dies, he added. "Our effort is not even a single civilian should get hurt, but they have no business to be there. Marriage of the militant is not going on. Why are these boys coming near the militant encounter sites," he lamented. On the pendency of amnesty for stone pelters against whom FIRs were to be withdrawn, he said the police had already moved the concerned courts in such cases. In some of the cases parents were supposed to come and approach police stations and give an undertaking, he added. To a question about solution of the Kashmir problem, he said violence was not the answer. "I personally feel that the gun is not the solution. Everybody concerned including our neighbour (Pakistan), and only way out is to sit together and talk it out and sort it out and gun is not a solution and violence is not a solution", he said. Vaid said his most challenging task was post the Burhan Wani episode because as Special DG law and order to deal with the situation. On the internet blockades, the DGP said "my effort is to minimum disruption of internet. I am totally against it. But let me tell you there is mischief and misuse of it to spread hatred and false propaganda. This is what we want to prevent". We want minimum disruption of education of children from Kashmir valley and we will ensure it, he added.

Bullet does not distinguish between stone pelter and militant: J&K police chief

A Hizbul Mujahideen militant, who was involved in a shoot-out with the Army in Shopian district, has surfaced in SKIMS Hospital here in an injured condition, police said.

"Asif Ashraf Malik, an active militant of outlawed Hizbul Mujahideen outfit has been admitted with a bullet injury at SKIMS hospital here," a police spokesman said.

He said a preliminary investigation suggests that he was injured at Ahgam in Shopian district last night when militants, travelling in a car, opened fire on an Army patrol.

Malik, a resident of Krawoora in Shopian, has been active as a militant since October last year.

Militants last night opened fire on an Army patrol at Ahgam in Shopian last night, drawing retaliatory fire from security forces. 
The car in which the militants were travelling at the time of the incident had veered off the road and hit a tree.

Security forces had launched a search operation in the area but the militants managed to escape and Malik managed to travel a distance of more than 50 kilometres to reach the SKIMS Hospital here for treatment.

The spokesman said police is investigating the matter.

Malik, a resident of Krawoora in Shopian, has been active as a militant since October last year

A Hizbul Mujahideen militant, who was involved in a shoot-out with the Army in Shopian district, has surfaced in SKIMS Hospital here in an injured condition, police said. "Asif Ashraf Malik, an active militant of outlawed Hizbul Mujahideen outfit has been admitted with a bullet injury at SKIMS hospital here," a police spokesman said. He said a preliminary investigation suggests that he was injured at Ahgam in Shopian district last night when militants, travelling in a car, opened fire on an Army patrol. Malik, a resident of Krawoora in Shopian, has been active as a militant since October last year. Militants last night opened fire on an Army patrol at Ahgam in Shopian last night, drawing retaliatory fire from security forces. The car in which the militants were travelling at the time of the incident had veered off the road and hit a tree. Security forces had launched a search operation in the area but the militants managed to escape and Malik managed to travel a distance of more than 50 kilometres to reach the SKIMS Hospital here for treatment. The spokesman said police is investigating the matter.

Shopian shoot-out: Injured militant in hospital

BJP leader Anwar Khan escaped a terrorist attack at Balhama village in Jammu and Kashmir&#39;s Pulwama district &#39;s Khanmoh area on Thursday, but his personal security officer (PSO) was injured in the incident, the police said.

Terrorists fired upon Anwar Khan, a BJP leader, at Balhama in Pulwama district, a police official said.

While Khan escaped the attack unhurt, his PSO, constable Bilal Ahmad, was injured in the incident, the official added.

He said the injured policeman was rushed to a hospital, where his condition was stated to be stable.&nbsp;

Security forces have cordoned off the Khanmoh area in Pulwama district after the terrorists attack.

Terrorists fired upon Anwar Khan, a BJP leader, at Balhama in Pulwama district, a police official said.

BJP leader Anwar Khan escaped a terrorist attack at Balhama village in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district 's Khanmoh area on Thursday, but his personal security officer (PSO) was injured in the incident, the police said. Terrorists fired upon Anwar Khan, a BJP leader, at Balhama in Pulwama district, a police official said. While Khan escaped the attack unhurt, his PSO, constable Bilal Ahmad, was injured in the incident, the official added. He said the injured policeman was rushed to a hospital, where his condition was stated to be stable. Security forces have cordoned off the Khanmoh area in Pulwama district after the terrorists attack.

Terrorists attack J&K BJP leader Anwar Khan; PSO injured

A Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist who plotted last month&rsquo;s attack at an army camp in Sunjuwan was killed in a gun battle in south Kashmir, sources in the security forces said on Monday.

Mufti Waqas, the mastermind of the February 10 attack that left seven people, &nbsp;was killed in an encounter with the Army&rsquo;s 50 Rashtriya Rifles and the Jammu and Kashmir&rsquo;s Police in Pulwama&rsquo;s Lethpora.

Shesh Paul Vaid, the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, said on Twitter that the terrorist has been gunned down.

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&quot;Waqas, the operation commander of JeM, eliminated in Awantipora. He was the mastermind behind several terrorist attacks on security forces including Sunjuwan attack. Weapons &amp; incriminating materials like IED preparation material recovered. He is a foreign terrorist,&quot; said Kashmir IG SP Pani.

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One policeman also sustained minor injuries in the encounter and was shifted to a nearby hospital.

Waqas's death is being seen as a major win in the war against the terror outfit.

A Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist who plotted last month’s attack at an army camp in Sunjuwan was killed in a gun battle in south Kashmir, sources in the security forces said on Monday. Mufti Waqas, the mastermind of the February 10 attack that left seven people, was killed in an encounter with the Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles and the Jammu and Kashmir’s Police in Pulwama’s Lethpora. Shesh Paul Vaid, the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, said on Twitter that the terrorist has been gunned down. He was Cheif Commander of JEM in J&K & master mind of suicidal attacks of Sunjuwan , Lethpora , Pulwama DPL and BSF at Srinagar airport. — Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) March 5, 2018 × "Waqas, the operation commander of JeM, eliminated in Awantipora. He was the mastermind behind several terrorist attacks on security forces including Sunjuwan attack. Weapons & incriminating materials like IED preparation material recovered. He is a foreign terrorist," said Kashmir IG SP Pani. Waqas, operation commander of JeM, eliminated in Awantipora. He was mastermind behind several terrorist attacks on security forces including Sunjuwan attack. Weapons & incriminating materials like IED preparation material recovered. He is a foreign terrorist: SP Pani, IG Kashmir pic.twitter.com/obVOuXHMGE — ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2018 × One policeman also sustained minor injuries in the encounter and was shifted to a nearby hospital.

Sunjuwan terror attack mastermind Mufti Waqas killed in south Kashmir: Army

A boy, who joined militancy in Kashmir, has returned home today following an appeal by his mother, a senior police official said.

&quot;Another young boy responding to the appeals of crying mother returned to the fold of family leaving path of violence in the valley&quot;, DGP S P Vaid said in a tweet today.&nbsp;

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The DGP also wished a happy reunion to the family in his tweet.

&quot;I wish the family happy re-union&quot;, he said.

The age of the boy has not been disclosed.

Four Kashmiri youths, who had taken to militancy, shunned the path of violence and returned to the mainstream in 2017.

Also read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/kashmir-burhan-wanis-successor-asks-pandits-to-return-says-militants-planning-sikh-outfit-7706" target="_blank">Burhan Wani&#39;s &#39;successor&#39; asks Pandits to return</a>

Notably, last month, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, in a written reply to a question of BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa in the Legislative Council, said that four misguided youths shunned the path of violence and returned to the mainstream.

&quot;Efforts are being made to counsel the families of militants to convince their wards to give up violence&quot;, she said.

The chief minister said her government had taken a number of states to contain radicalisation and extremism, and undertaken youth engagement activities, such as cricket tournaments.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/in-and-a-difficult-out-of-south-kashmir-3206" target="_blank">In and a difficult out of South Kashmir</a>

Mufti said youth clubs had been set up at the police station level to train them in information technology and indoor games.

Also, she mentioned about the surveillance on social media, which she said had been enhanced as the Internet plays a major role in radicalisation of the youth.&nbsp;

The age of the boy has not been disclosed. Last year too, four boys who had joined the militants had returned home

A boy, who joined militancy in Kashmir, has returned home today following an appeal by his mother, a senior police official said. "Another young boy responding to the appeals of crying mother returned to the fold of family leaving path of violence in the valley", DGP S P Vaid said in a tweet today. Another young boy responding to the appeals of crying mother returned to the fold of family leaving path of violence in the valley. I wish the family happy re- union. — Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) March 2, 2018 × The DGP also wished a happy reunion to the family in his tweet. "I wish the family happy re-union", he said. The age of the boy has not been disclosed. Four Kashmiri youths, who had taken to militancy, shunned the path of violence and returned to the mainstream in 2017. Also read: Burhan Wani's 'successor' asks Pandits to return Notably, last month, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, in a written reply to a question of BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa in the Legislative Council, said that four misguided youths shunned the path of violence and returned to the mainstream. "Efforts are being made to counsel the families of militants to convince their wards to give up violence", she said. The chief minister said her government had taken a number of states to contain radicalisation and extremism, and undertaken youth engagement activities, such as cricket tournaments. Also read: In and a difficult out of South Kashmir Mufti said youth clubs had been set up at the police station level to train them in information technology and indoor games. Also, she mentioned about the surveillance on social media, which she said had been enhanced as the Internet plays a major role in radicalisation of the youth.

Kashmir: Militant returns home after mother asks him to

A man attacked a church congregation on Sunday in Yogyakarta province of Indonesia leaving four people wounded, media reports said.&nbsp;

Around 100 people were attending the service when the 22-year-old man stormed into the church with a&nbsp;one-meter-long sword during a Sunday morning mass and began attacking terror-stricken people in&nbsp;the St Lidwuna Bedhog Trihanggo church of Sleman district in the province.&nbsp;

The attack injured four people including a police officer who was trying to protect the priest.

The man was shot by other police officials in a counter attack.&nbsp;&quot;After the warning shot was fired, the attacker charged towards the officer with his sword. The officer then shot him below his stomach, but he managed to injure the cop before being subdued,&quot;&nbsp;said worshipper Andhi Cahyo.&nbsp;

&quot;Everybody started panicking and screaming. I was scrambling to save my wife and children,&quot; Cahyo told AFP.&nbsp;

People fled through another door as the attacker ran amok inside the church.&nbsp;

He destroyed some books and a Virgin Mary statue with his sword, said Cahyo, and attacked&nbsp; 81-year-German priest Edmund Prier who was standing at the altar.&nbsp;

The police are undergoing investigation to understand the reason for the attack and network linked with the man.&nbsp;

The victims suffered head, back and neck injuries and have been admitted to a nearby hospital, reports said.&nbsp;

Churches are a common target for Islamic militants in Indonesia, the world&#39;s most populous Muslim nation.

The 22-year-old man stormed into the church with a sword during a Sunday morning mass in St Lidwuna Bedhog Trihanggo church of Sleman district on the province

A man attacked a church congregation on Sunday in Yogyakarta province of Indonesia leaving four people wounded, media reports said. Around 100 people were attending the service when the 22-year-old man stormed into the church with a one-meter-long sword during a Sunday morning mass and began attacking terror-stricken people in the St Lidwuna Bedhog Trihanggo church of Sleman district in the province. The attack injured four people including a police officer who was trying to protect the priest. The man was shot by other police officials in a counter attack. "After the warning shot was fired, the attacker charged towards the officer with his sword. The officer then shot him below his stomach, but he managed to injure the cop before being subdued," said worshipper Andhi Cahyo. "Everybody started panicking and screaming. I was scrambling to save my wife and children," Cahyo told AFP. People fled through another door as the attacker ran amok inside the church. He destroyed some books and a Virgin Mary statue with his sword, said Cahyo, and attacked 81-year-German priest Edmund Prier who was standing at the altar. The police are undergoing investigation to understand the reason for the attack and network linked with the man. The victims suffered head, back and neck injuries and have been admitted to a nearby hospital, reports said. Churches are a common target for Islamic militants in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation.

Suspected militant shot after sword attack on Indonesian church, 4 injured

Bangladesh police said on Saturday they had arrested an Islamist militant wanted in connection with the 2015 killing of a US&nbsp;blogger critical of religious extremism.

Deputy police commissioner Masudur Rahman said the man, identified as Arafat Rahman, 24, a member of al Qaeda-inspired militant group Ansar Ullah Bangla Team, was suspected of taking part in the killing of writer Avijit Roy.

Roy, a US&nbsp;citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015 while returning home with his wife from a Dhaka book fair. Roy&#39;s widow, Rafida Ahmed, was seriously injured.

Police official Rahman said the detainee, who was identified after analysing CCTV footage, was arrested by the counter-terrorism police unit on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, on Friday night.

&quot;In the primary interrogation, he confessed his involvement in the killing of four other secular activists,&quot; he told Reuters.

It was not possible to contact the detainee to comment as he was in police custody.

Muslim-majority Bangladesh of 160 million people has had a string of deadly attacks targeting bloggers, foreigners and religious minorities.

The most serious recent attack came in July 2016, when gunmen stormed a cafe in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka and killed 22 people, most of them foreigners.

Police say the Ansar Ullah Bangla Team militant group is behind the murders of more than a dozen secular bloggers and gay rights activists. They believe a sacked army major, who is still at large, was the leader of the group and masterminded the killings.

Al Qaeda and Islamic State have also claimed responsibility for a series of killings over the past few years, including that of Roy.

The government has denied the presence of such groups, blaming domestic militants instead. But security experts say the scale and sophistication of the cafe attack suggested links to a wider network.

Police and army commandos have killed more than 60 suspected militants and arrested hundreds since the cafe attack.

The man, identified as Arafat Rahman, a member of al Qaeda-inspired militant group Ansar Ullah Bangla Team, was suspected of taking part in the killing of writer Avijit Roy said Deputy police commissioner Masudur Rahman

Bangladesh police said on Saturday they had arrested an Islamist militant wanted in connection with the 2015 killing of a US blogger critical of religious extremism. Deputy police commissioner Masudur Rahman said the man, identified as Arafat Rahman, 24, a member of al Qaeda-inspired militant group Ansar Ullah Bangla Team, was suspected of taking part in the killing of writer Avijit Roy. Roy, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015 while returning home with his wife from a Dhaka book fair. Roy's widow, Rafida Ahmed, was seriously injured. Police official Rahman said the detainee, who was identified after analysing CCTV footage, was arrested by the counter-terrorism police unit on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, on Friday night. "In the primary interrogation, he confessed his involvement in the killing of four other secular activists," he told Reuters. It was not possible to contact the detainee to comment as he was in police custody. Muslim-majority Bangladesh of 160 million people has had a string of deadly attacks targeting bloggers, foreigners and religious minorities. The most serious recent attack came in July 2016, when gunmen stormed a cafe in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka and killed 22 people, most of them foreigners. Police say the Ansar Ullah Bangla Team militant group is behind the murders of more than a dozen secular bloggers and gay rights activists. They believe a sacked army major, who is still at large, was the leader of the group and masterminded the killings. Al Qaeda and Islamic State have also claimed responsibility for a series of killings over the past few years, including that of Roy. The government has denied the presence of such groups, blaming domestic militants instead. But security experts say the scale and sophistication of the cafe attack suggested links to a wider network. Police and army commandos have killed more than 60 suspected militants and arrested hundreds since the cafe attack.

Bangladesh arrests militant suspect in US blogger murder

Militants opened fire at a police post in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, killing one policeman and leaving one policeman and a civilian injured.

On Thursday, three Pakistani terrorists were killed after they attacked a camp at Langate in the Kupwara district, the commanding officer of the 30 Rashtriya Rifles, Colonel Rajiv Saharan, confirmed.

Three AK-47 rifles, two under barrel grenade launchers, three GPS, four radio search, maps and metric sheet, and medicines were recovered from them.&nbsp;

When asked how they identified the terrorists, Colonel Saharan said, &quot;The medicines recovered have &#39;made in Pakistan&#39; markings on them, this ascertains that these three terrorists were from Pakistan.&quot;&nbsp;

The attack comes only days after terrorists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp and adjoining camps in Baramulla district, leaving one BSF soldier dead.

The attack also comes after the Indian Army conducted surgical strikes and destroyed seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC), last week, after&nbsp;terrorists attacked the army brigade headquarters at Uri, killing 19 soldiers.

(This report first appeared in DNA)

Two people, including a policeman and a civilian, were also injured in the attack

Militants opened fire at a police post in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, killing one policeman and leaving one policeman and a civilian injured. On Thursday, three Pakistani terrorists were killed after they attacked a camp at Langate in the Kupwara district, the commanding officer of the 30 Rashtriya Rifles, Colonel Rajiv Saharan, confirmed. Three AK-47 rifles, two under barrel grenade launchers, three GPS, four radio search, maps and metric sheet, and medicines were recovered from them. When asked how they identified the terrorists, Colonel Saharan said, "The medicines recovered have 'made in Pakistan' markings on them, this ascertains that these three terrorists were from Pakistan." The attack comes only days after terrorists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp and adjoining camps in Baramulla district, leaving one BSF soldier dead. The attack also comes after the Indian Army conducted surgical strikes and destroyed seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC), last week, after terrorists attacked the army brigade headquarters at Uri, killing 19 soldiers. (This report first appeared in DNA)

Kashmir: Militant attack on police post in Shopian, 1 policeman killed

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that despite security measures in place, there is &quot;not zero risk&quot; of &quot;terrorist crimes&quot; during the the Euro 2016 tournament. 
 
Cazeneuve made the remarks at a news conference after attending a meeting of the ministerial committee on security in Paris today 
 
&quot;We can always be confronted, when taking all the precautions, by individual acts from covert people or groups who have used encrypted ways to commit terrorist crimes. So we have to have the lucidity to say that the sum of precautions that we are taking does not mean there is zero risk, even if these precautions have allowed until now for the competition to carry on under good conditions,&quot; he said. 
 
Cazeneuve said French police had arrested 557 people to date for violence or other unlawful behaviour. Several were handed immediate jail sentences and 21 others were expelled from French territory. 
 
The prospect of a militant Islamist attack remained the main preoccupation, he said. 
 
&quot;The key word for what concerns me and the for what concerns the organisation teams and security teams is absolute vigilance and zero tolerance,&quot; said UEFA Euro 2016 president Jacques Lambert, who also attended the news conference along with the French minister for Cities, Youth and Sport Patrick Kanner. 
 
France is on high alert for such an assault since the November 13 attacks in Paris claimed by Islamic State. A state of emergency remains in place for the duration of the tournament.

French police had arrested 557 people to date for violence and 21 others were expelled from French territory

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that despite security measures in place, there is "not zero risk" of "terrorist crimes" during the the Euro 2016 tournament. Cazeneuve made the remarks at a news conference after attending a meeting of the ministerial committee on security in Paris today "We can always be confronted, when taking all the precautions, by individual acts from covert people or groups who have used encrypted ways to commit terrorist crimes. So we have to have the lucidity to say that the sum of precautions that we are taking does not mean there is zero risk, even if these precautions have allowed until now for the competition to carry on under good conditions," he said. Cazeneuve said French police had arrested 557 people to date for violence or other unlawful behaviour. Several were handed immediate jail sentences and 21 others were expelled from French territory. The prospect of a militant Islamist attack remained the main preoccupation, he said. "The key word for what concerns me and the for what concerns the organisation teams and security teams is absolute vigilance and zero tolerance," said UEFA Euro 2016 president Jacques Lambert, who also attended the news conference along with the French minister for Cities, Youth and Sport Patrick Kanner. France is on high alert for such an assault since the November 13 attacks in Paris claimed by Islamic State. A state of emergency remains in place for the duration of the tournament.

Threat remains despite security precautions during Euro games - French Interior Minister

A militant and a policeman were killed while three other security personnel were injured in an encounter on Tuesday in Pakistan&#39;s restive Khyber Pakthunkhwa province. 
 
District Police Officer Swabi Javed Iqbal told reporters that the terrorist was killed when police raided a house in Gadoon Amazai area of Swabi district after credible information about the presence of terrorists. He said terrorists opened-fire on the police team, and that constable Muhammad Javed died while sub-inspector Muhammad Tariq and frontier corps personnel Muhammad Sajjad sustained critical bullet wounds. 
 
They were shifted to Peshawar for treatment.&nbsp;In retaliation, he said, police shot dead a terrorist identified as Anwar Sayed wanted in cases of terrorism. 
 
The police arrested two brothers of the terrorist from the house and also recovered a hand-grenade, one Kalashnikov, two pistols and cartridges.&nbsp;A search operation was conducted after the encounter during which dozens of suspects were taken into custody. 
 
In a separate incident, at least 42 suspected people, including 19 undocumented Afghan nationals, were arrested during a search operation in Hayatabad area of Peshawar district, bordering Khyber Agency.&nbsp;Drugs and arms were also recovered from some of the suspects. 
 
Pakistan has intensified the crackdown against illegal Afghan nationals in parts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa province after it decided not to allow any foreigner to stay in the country without valid documents. 
 
(PTI)

Police arrested two brothers of the terrorist and also recovered a hand-grenade, one Kalashnikov, two pistols and cartridges

A militant and a policeman were killed while three other security personnel were injured in an encounter on Tuesday in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakthunkhwa province. District Police Officer Swabi Javed Iqbal told reporters that the terrorist was killed when police raided a house in Gadoon Amazai area of Swabi district after credible information about the presence of terrorists. He said terrorists opened-fire on the police team, and that constable Muhammad Javed died while sub-inspector Muhammad Tariq and frontier corps personnel Muhammad Sajjad sustained critical bullet wounds. They were shifted to Peshawar for treatment. In retaliation, he said, police shot dead a terrorist identified as Anwar Sayed wanted in cases of terrorism. The police arrested two brothers of the terrorist from the house and also recovered a hand-grenade, one Kalashnikov, two pistols and cartridges. A search operation was conducted after the encounter during which dozens of suspects were taken into custody. In a separate incident, at least 42 suspected people, including 19 undocumented Afghan nationals, were arrested during a search operation in Hayatabad area of Peshawar district, bordering Khyber Agency. Drugs and arms were also recovered from some of the suspects. Pakistan has intensified the crackdown against illegal Afghan nationals in parts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa province after it decided not to allow any foreigner to stay in the country without valid documents. (PTI)

Militant, policeman killed in clash in Pakistan's Khyber Pakthunkhwa province

Security forces said they shot dead separatist militant leader&nbsp;Burhan Wani&nbsp;in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a figure well known for his calls to arms on social media.

As news of the 22-year-old&#39;s death spread, crowds pelted police with stones in Srinagar, the state&#39;s summer capital, and in some southern reaches of the state, officials said.

Authorities ordered restrictions on the movement of people and traffic in parts of Srinagar on Saturday and police said they had placed several separatist leaders under house arrest to prevent trouble.

Wani was killed, along with two others, in a shootout with police and soldiers at a house in Indian&nbsp;Kashmir&#39;s Kokernag area on Friday evening, the chief of police for Jammu and Kashmir, K&nbsp;Rajendra&nbsp;Kumar, said.

&quot;Wani&#39;s killing is a major success against militants in Kashmir.&nbsp;This year we killed 83 militants in Kashmir which is highest in recent years,&quot; Kumar added.

Wani, the son of a headmaster, was the head of Hizb-ul Mujahideen, seen as one of the main militant groups in a region that has been at the centre of a strategic tussle between India and Pakistan&nbsp;for decades.

Video footage of him dressed in fatigues and inviting young men join him in jihad, regularly appeared on Facebook, WhatsApp and other platforms.

In June, militants killed eight Indian police officials and injured 20 in an attack in Jammu and Kashmir claimed by Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The month before, militants shot and killed three Indian policemen. 
 
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Authorities today suspended mobile internet services in Kashmir Valley, while the cellular facility was completely snapped in south Kashmir in the wake of apprehensions of law and order problems, following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Burhan Wani, a police officer said. 
 
It has been done to maintain law and order and prevent the miscreants from spreading rumours which otherwise could lead to the situation turning violent, the official said.&nbsp;However, he said, the broadband services were working as usual. 
 
(With inputs from Reuters and PTI)&nbsp;

The young militant, a headmaster's son, cut a charismatic figure among the disaffected youth of the troubled Indian state

Security forces said they shot dead separatist militant leader Burhan Wani in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a figure well known for his calls to arms on social media. As news of the 22-year-old's death spread, crowds pelted police with stones in Srinagar, the state's summer capital, and in some southern reaches of the state, officials said. Authorities ordered restrictions on the movement of people and traffic in parts of Srinagar on Saturday and police said they had placed several separatist leaders under house arrest to prevent trouble. Wani was killed, along with two others, in a shootout with police and soldiers at a house in Indian Kashmir's Kokernag area on Friday evening, the chief of police for Jammu and Kashmir, K Rajendra Kumar, said. "Wani's killing is a major success against militants in Kashmir. This year we killed 83 militants in Kashmir which is highest in recent years," Kumar added. Wani, the son of a headmaster, was the head of Hizb-ul Mujahideen, seen as one of the main militant groups in a region that has been at the centre of a strategic tussle between India and Pakistan for decades. Video footage of him dressed in fatigues and inviting young men join him in jihad, regularly appeared on Facebook, WhatsApp and other platforms. In June, militants killed eight Indian police officials and injured 20 in an attack in Jammu and Kashmir claimed by Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The month before, militants shot and killed three Indian policemen. No internet Authorities today suspended mobile internet services in Kashmir Valley, while the cellular facility was completely snapped in south Kashmir in the wake of apprehensions of law and order problems, following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Burhan Wani, a police officer said. It has been done to maintain law and order and prevent the miscreants from spreading rumours which otherwise could lead to the situation turning violent, the official said. However, he said, the broadband services were working as usual. (With inputs from Reuters and PTI)

Wani brought jihad to Kashmir through FB, WhatsApp

Protesters in Dhaka formed a 10-kilometre human chain in a demonstration on Sunday protesting against secret killings and attacks on members of minority religions around Bangladesh. 
 
The protesters, including members of the 14-party alliance led by the ruling Awami League Party, held banners and chanted slogans following the attacks which were claimed by Islamic State or al Qaeda groups, despite the government denying that either has a presence in Bangladesh, a majority Muslim country of 160 million. 
 
Christian shopkeeper Sunil Gomez from Natore, Hindu priest Ananda Gopal Ganguly from Jhenaidah district, and Nitya Ranjan Pandey, a Hindu monastery worker from Pabna, were killed in attacks claimed by Islamic State in just one week earlier in June. 
 
Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, the wife of a prominent anti-terror police officer, was also stabbed and shot to death in an apparently targeted killing in the coastal Bangladeshi city of Chittagong. Her husband, police superintendent Babul Akter, had led high-profile operations against the banned Islamist group Jama&#39;atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). 
 
&quot;Recently there are secret killings by the militants all over the country. They are killing the religious minority, they are attacking priests of the different religions. At this moment we, all the supporters of the 14 party alliances and pro-liberation front, those who fight for liberation of Bangladesh today, form a human chain protesting against the secret killing and militants all over the country,&quot; said Member of Parliament Shirin Akhtar at the protest. 
 
The demonstration came a day after a suspected Islamist militant was killed on Saturday in a shootout in Bangladesh after he critically wounded a Hindu college teacher in the latest attack on minority groups. 
 
Ghulam Faijullaha Fahim, 19, who was in police custody, was shot when officers took him with them to help capture his associates, police said. Mathematics teacher Ripon Chakraborty was attacked by Fahim and two other knife-wielding assailants when he answered the doorbell at his home in Madaripur on June 15. 
 
At least 11 suspected militants have been killed in shootouts since November, including five earlier this month, as the authorities step up a hunt for Islamists to stop a wave of deadly attacks. 
 
Militants have killed more than 30 people since early last year, ranging from atheist bloggers and liberal academics to gay rights campaigners, foreign aid workers, members of minority Muslim sects and other religious groups. 
 
Hindus and Christians make up about 10 per cent of Bangladesh&#39;s 160 million population. 
(Reuters)

Militants have killed over 30 people since early last year, ranging from atheist bloggers to liberal academics and gay rights campaigners

Protesters in Dhaka formed a 10-kilometre human chain in a demonstration on Sunday protesting against secret killings and attacks on members of minority religions around Bangladesh. The protesters, including members of the 14-party alliance led by the ruling Awami League Party, held banners and chanted slogans following the attacks which were claimed by Islamic State or al Qaeda groups, despite the government denying that either has a presence in Bangladesh, a majority Muslim country of 160 million. Christian shopkeeper Sunil Gomez from Natore, Hindu priest Ananda Gopal Ganguly from Jhenaidah district, and Nitya Ranjan Pandey, a Hindu monastery worker from Pabna, were killed in attacks claimed by Islamic State in just one week earlier in June. Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, the wife of a prominent anti-terror police officer, was also stabbed and shot to death in an apparently targeted killing in the coastal Bangladeshi city of Chittagong. Her husband, police superintendent Babul Akter, had led high-profile operations against the banned Islamist group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). "Recently there are secret killings by the militants all over the country. They are killing the religious minority, they are attacking priests of the different religions. At this moment we, all the supporters of the 14 party alliances and pro-liberation front, those who fight for liberation of Bangladesh today, form a human chain protesting against the secret killing and militants all over the country," said Member of Parliament Shirin Akhtar at the protest. The demonstration came a day after a suspected Islamist militant was killed on Saturday in a shootout in Bangladesh after he critically wounded a Hindu college teacher in the latest attack on minority groups. Ghulam Faijullaha Fahim, 19, who was in police custody, was shot when officers took him with them to help capture his associates, police said. Mathematics teacher Ripon Chakraborty was attacked by Fahim and two other knife-wielding assailants when he answered the doorbell at his home in Madaripur on June 15. At least 11 suspected militants have been killed in shootouts since November, including five earlier this month, as the authorities step up a hunt for Islamists to stop a wave of deadly attacks. Militants have killed more than 30 people since early last year, ranging from atheist bloggers and liberal academics to gay rights campaigners, foreign aid workers, members of minority Muslim sects and other religious groups. Hindus and Christians make up about 10 per cent of Bangladesh's 160 million population. (Reuters)

Bangladesh: 10-kilometre human chain protesting against attacks on minorities

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