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Troops kill civilian mistaking him for militant

Source: PTI
June 29, 2005 18:07 IST
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In a case of mistaken identity, army troops shot dead a civilian and wounded another in Rafiabad area of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday sparking massive protests, official sources said.

Rashtriya Rifles troops had laid an ambush at Khagmulla in Panzla area of Rafiabad in Baramulla district in the wee
hours following information about possible movement of militants, the sources said.

Mistaking two civilians Abdul Hamid Lone and Abdul Rashid Khan, who walking towards their house, as militants, the troops opened fire killing Lone instantly and seriously injuring Khan, the sources said.

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