Kashmir militia members killed

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say they have found the bodies of three members of a pro-government militia in the village of Hasanoor, about ninety kilometres south of Srinagar.

At least two of the dead men had been decapitated.

The police said they suspected the killings were the work of Islamic militant separatists.

Officials say several militants have been killed in clashes with the security forces during the last 24 hours.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service