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Indian Police Kill Suspected Muslim Militant in Kashmir VOA News 9 Feb 2002 07:45 UTC 
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say security forces have shot dead two Muslim militants who had barricaded themselves inside a mosque.
Authorities say the militants died in a fierce exchange of gunfire late Friday. The mosque in Titugund was damaged as the day-long siege came to a violent end.
The incident marked the second time in a week that militants fighting for Kashmir's independence from India took refuge in a mosque in the disputed Himalayan region.
On Monday, two separatists surrendered to police after a 30-hour siege in the town of Sopore.
Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.
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