Gunmen storm government building in Indian Kashmir


Kashmiri protesters throw stones towards Indian police during clashes in downtown Srinagar on November 27, 2015. - AFP/File / Tauseef Mustafa

Srinagar (India) (AFP) - Gunmen on Saturday stormed a government-run training institute on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir with over a hundred people inside, wounding six, police said, adding that firing was ongoing.

"Two to three militants entered the building injuring six CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel in the initial assault," Javaid Gillani, inspector general of police for the region, told AFP.

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