Death Toll From Indian Shelling in Kashmir Rises To 11

Nov 23, 2016, 12:04 PM

(Muzaffarabad, Pakistan) — Artillery fire and shelling from India targeted several villages and struck a passenger bus near the dividing line in the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing 11 civilians, the Pakistani military and officials said.

The deadly violence marks the latest escalation in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which is divided between the two nuclear-armed neighbors and claimed by both in its entirety.