SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian soldiers killed seven rebels in a gunbattle Monday in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the army said.

Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nitin Narhar Joshi said the fighting erupted after Indian soldiers came under rebel gunfire while patrolling the forested region of Kupwara.

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