Kashmir hostages rescued

Soon after the shells were fired around 8.30 am into the house at Thraren village, the hostages, including a Muslim cleric, came out safely, police said.

All the eight had been sent in by the security forces on Monday to negotiate surrender of the holed-up terrorists.

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After repeated appeals this morning to the terrorists to free the hostages and surrender went unheeded, the forces lobbed the shells inside the besieged house, they said.