India police: two officers killed by rebels in Kashmir

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  Security personnel stand guard near the site where suspected militants fired at police near Nowgam bypass in Srinagar. At least two policemen were killed and another wounded after militants allegedly opened fire on police party in Nowgam area, local media reported on August 14. AFP

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  Security personnel and police on patrol in Srinagar. AFP

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  Inspector-General Vijay Kumar said militants sprayed bullets at the police from a narrow lane. AFP

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  Reinforcements of counterinsurgency police and soldiers were searching the area for the attackers. AFP

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  Security personnel gather near the site where suspected militants fired at police near Nowgam bypass in Srinagar. AFP

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  None of the rebel groups that have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989 immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. AFP

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  Indian policemen enter homes in Kashmir searching for Anti-India rebels accused of firing on a police convoy in Srinagar, EP

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  Members of special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police examine at the site of the attack. AP Photo

Anti-India rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir attacked a police party in the disputed region’s main city on Friday, killing two officers and injuring another, police said.

Inspector-General Vijay Kumar said militants sprayed bullets at the police from a narrow lane on a busy road in Srinagar amid heightened security to counter any possible rebel attacks on the eve of India’s independence day on Saturday.

Reinforcements of counterinsurgency police and soldiers were searching the area for the attackers.

None of the rebel groups that have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989 immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mr Kumar said police have identified the attackers and would soon "neutralise” them.

The attack comes amid near-daily fighting between Pakistani and Indian soldiers along the highly militarised frontier that divides Kashmir.