Indian Army Camp in Kashmir Attacked

JAMMU, India --

At least 17 civilians and soldiers were killed Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire between suspected Islamic militants and soldiers at an Indian army base in Kashmir, police said.

Three suspected militants wearing army uniforms got out of a bus outside an army camp at Kaluchak, six miles south of Jammu, the winter capital of India's northern Jammu-Kashmir state.

The rebels opened fire on the soldiers, said Subhash Raina, a senior superintendent of police. The Indian soldiers returned fire. Seven passengers getting out of the bus were killed, Raina said.

The militants then entered the residential quarters of the army camp and shot dead four soldiers, three of their wives and three children, Raina said.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

The militants then entered the residential quarters of the army camp and shot dead four soldiers, three of their wives and three children, Raina said.
In Kashmir, in Israel, in Chechnya, in the Balkans, in Sudan, in Somalia, in Indonesia, in the Phillipines, in the U.S.--when Muslims strike, they strike women and children.

Where in the Koran does the Prophet, peace be on him, authorize the murder of women, children, and non-combatants in general?

Religion of pieces! Nice move on the eve of the US envoy's visit. Wanna see who gets called on to exercise restraint. After all, the Indians would not want to be seen hindering the US War on terror in the west of pakistan. This order to attack comes directly from Musharraf's office; another case of the pakistan military spinning the US envoy around in circles; "tell the Indians not to attack us otherwise we won't be able to help you, the Americans, our wonderfully gullible and naive friends, in your war against terror. After all, the jihadi scumbags you are attacking are not the same as those brave 'freedom fighters' in Kashmir attacking women and children. After all, islam, prohibits 'unjustified' attacks on 'civilians. PS: we need more money to help you in the war against terror." There has been a steady drip drip drip of attacks in the past few weeks as the mountain snows have melted. This is a black eye on the Indian security forces. A lethal attack on their own. Time for India, if it ever gets the will and the strategic vision to remove Pakistan from the maps of the world.

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