SRINAGAR: Troops killed three militants and captured nine during over-night operations in the Kashmir valley, while Donald Fred Hutchings of the US, one of the four foreign tourists held hostage by Al-Faran, told the authorities on Aug. 28, that all of them “are safe and alive,” report agencies.
An official spokesman said that Hutchings spoke to the officials on wireless during negotiations between Al-Faran and the government over the release of the hostages.
“We are on the job and hope to resolve the hostage crisis amicably.” official sources said.
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