4 Die in Kashmir as Troops Free Hostages
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From Times Wire Reports
Paramilitary troops in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir stormed a building that had been set ablaze by militants, rescuing almost all 70 workers inside. A soldier, a civilian and two militants were killed, police said.
Three militants had seized the building in Srinagar, which houses the income tax office, and hurled a grenade that started the fire, a police officer said.
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