Suspected militants kill two in Indian Kashmir, set apple trucks ablaze


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  • Friday, 25 Oct 2019

Jeevan Singh, an injured truck driver, lies on a stretcher as he is rushed for treatment, after he was shot by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir's Shopian, in a hospital in Srinagar October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Suspected militants shot and killed two drivers and set fire to their apple trucks in Indian Kashmir on Thursday, a senior police official said.

The official said the attack took place in south Kashmir's Shopian district, which is a major apple-growing region and a hotbed of militancy that has raged in Indian Kashmir for decades.

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