Indian troops kill two in clash along Kashmir border

Soldiers shot dead two suspected militants on Sunday after they crossed into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani-zone of the disputed region, an army spokesman said.

The two were killed along the Line of Control (LOC) - the de facto border that splits Kashmir between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan - in the southern Poonch sector, the Indian army spokesman said.

"The operation in the area is still going on," he said, adding militants were desperate to infiltrate into Indian Kashmir before the Himalayan passes get blocked by snow.

The insurgency against Indian rule has left more than 47,000 people dead since it erupted in 1989, according to an official count.

Pakistan denies Indian allegations that it funds and arms rebels in Indian Kashmir.

Violence had eased after India and Pakistan launched a peace process in 2004 but popular protests against Indian rule since June have left more than 110 protesters and bystanders dead.

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