Kashmir leader killed: Police

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SRINAGAR, Oct 5 (AFP): Security forces have shot dead an Islamic militant leader and his aide, police said Friday, claiming a "major success" in the fight against insurgency in Indian Kashmir.
An army officer also died in the fierce gunbattle Thursday night, said S.M. Sahai, police chief for the Muslim-dominated Kashmir valley.
Sahai named the slain top rebel as Musa alias Wafa, who was serving as "divisional commander" of the hardline Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Pious).