Kashmir minister survives attack
A key minister in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir Saturday survived a rebel attack, while troops recovered a huge cache of explosives in a southern town, police said.
Suspected militants armed with automatic rifles opened fire on forest minister Ghulam Mohiudin Sofi's motorcade near Handwara 80km north of the state summer capital Srinagar, a police spokesman said.
The bullets narrowly missed the minister's car as his security guards returned fire, forcing the attacker to flee, he said.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Sofi, a former separatist, was returning home after addressing a public rally in a neighbouring village.
Meanwhile, Indian troops recovered 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds) of explosives from the basement of a multi-storey building in Anantnag town, 50km south of Srinagar, on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
"One person has been arrested. The hunt is on to track the owner of the building," he said.
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