Two suspected insurgents battled government forces for a second day Thursday in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, leaving two dead and at least 10 others wounded, AP quoted police as saying. Intermittent gunfire rang out Thursday around a hotel in Srinagar, the region"s main city, where the rebels took shelter after an initial attack Wednesday, said police official Farooq Ahmed. It was not immediately clear if there were any civilians trapped in the hotel, but government forces had entered the building and were moving slow to avoid further casualties, Ahmed said. He said one soldier and one civilian were killed and the 10 wounded included four soldiers. The deaths were the result of the initial attack. The wounded civilians, who were hospitalized with bullet and shrapnel wounds, included a cameraman from a television news channel, said police officer Sajad Ahmed. The rebels entered a crowded shopping area in Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon and hurled hand grenades and opened fire at a group of soldiers, Ahmed said.
