Indian army soldiers stand in front of a mosque at the site of a gunbattle at Meej Pampore area of Pulwama district, south of Srinagar on Fridday (June 19). Indian forces have killed eight militants in restive Kashmir, including two who hid in a mosque, officials said on June 19, as New Delhi escalates counter-insurgency efforts in the disputed territory. - AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP): China freed 10 Indian soldiers seized in a deadly high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas ahead of fresh talks on Friday (June 19) to ease tensions between the world's two most populous nations, officials said.
Two majors were among the troops held prisoner after a battle with nail studded batons, rocks and fists on Monday that left 20 Indians dead as well as an unknown number of Chinese casualties.
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