Attack on convoy kills Indian troops in Kashmir

Two paramilitary soldiers dead and at least eight more wounded in ambush near garrison town of Udhampur, police say.

Wednesday's attack took place about 10km from the city of Udhampur, which houses an Indian military base [APTwo Indian paramilitary soldiers and a suspected fighter have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir following an attack on a convoy of troops, officials sayFighters hid in maize fields and sprayed bullets at a Border Security Force convoy on Wednesday near Udhampur, Danish Rana, a Kashmir police officer, said

Separatist groups have been fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir since 1989.

The gun battle ended early on Wednesday afternoon and troops were checking the area for any remaining attackers, Rajendra said.

No armed separatist group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and the official accounts could not be independently verified