Intense clashes between troops and militants, who are holed up in the heart of Srinagar, continued on Saturday with soldiers storming a hotel as dozens of civilians were trapped nearby, police said. The fighting, which started on Friday, has left two security force personnel dead and 21 others injured -- seven news cameramen and photographers -- six security force personnel and eight civilians.
In the pic: An army vehicle patrols during a shooting in Budshah Chowk in Srinagar on July 29, 2005. AFP
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