Indian police kill 2 suspected terrorists on Pampore highway

PAMPORE, India, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Two suspected terrorists were killed Tuesday in Kashmir by Indian police who suspect they entered the disputed area to conduct an attack in the city of Srinagar.

The suspects were traveling by car and were killed in Pampore, nine miles from Srinagar, a city of 1.1 million people near the border with Pakistan.

Central Reserve Police Force personnel engaged the suspects in a gun battle on a busy highway. Two police officers were injured.

Police said the suspects opened fire after they were ordered to stop when their vehicle was intercepted at a security blockade of the road. Drivers of other vehicles were evacuated from the site of the incident.

A senior police officer said police believe the alleged terrorists were planning an attack in the city.

Identities and affiliations of the two suspects have not been revealed.