### [2016-09-12](/feed/2016/09/12/index.md)

##### Kashmir unrest
# Clashes in Kashmir kill eight militants and a policeman. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37335889)
2. [The Hindu](http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/militant-killed-in-jks-poonch-district/article9099406.ece)

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