Rebels attack Indian army camp in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, May 28 (AP): Rebels attacked an Indian army camp and an armored vehicle, leading to fighting in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Monday.

A soldier and a civilian were killed and three soldiers were wounded.

The deaths occurred overnight during fighting that followed a rebel attack on an army camp in southern Kakpora village, said a police official who spoke under anonymity because they weren't authorised to speak to the media.

On Monday, thousands participated in the funeral of the civilian while chanting slogans in favor of rebels and demanding an end of Indian rule over Kashmir.

Clashes also erupted as some youths threw stones at government forces who fired tear gas to quell the anti-India protests. No one was immediately reported injured.

Separately, militants detonated a bomb by remote control targeting an Indian army armored vehicle in the volatile Shopian area on Monday, the police official said. The soldiers in the vehicle were patrolling the area.