ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police say three suspected militants blew themselves up as they were being pursued by authorities in the Pakistan-controlled portion of disputed Kashmir.
The incident underscores concerns that militants are preparing attacks in other areas to retaliate for an army offensive under way in South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan.
Sardar Ilyas, a senior police officer in Kashmir, says the three militants fled after police acting on a tip raided their hide-out Saturday in the Thori area. He says the men detonated explosives on their bodies after being trapped while trying to escape up a mountain.
Pakistan and India both claim Kashmir and have fought two wars over the territory since their independence from British rule in 1947.
