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8 die as Indian soldiers, Kashmir separatists clash

SRINIGAR, Kashmir (CNN) -- A senior Indian Army officer, two Indian Army soldiers and five separatist militants were killed in the Machil sector of the Line of Control in Indian-administered Kashmir Friday, the Indian Defense Ministry said.

A ministry spokesman said the army intercepted a group of infiltrators near the Line of Control between Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir early Friday and challenged them.

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