Fresh Kashmir border clashes leave several dead

Both India and Pakistan offered conflicting reports of casualties. Pakistan on Tuesday announced plans to bring the Kashmir dispute before the UN’s top court.

People carry signs as they chant slogans to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir, during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan

Fresh clashes in the disputed Kashmir between Indian and Pakistani border forces left several people dead on Tuesday.

There were conflicting reports from Pakistan and India regarding the number of casualties and the circumstances surrounding their deaths in the exchanges of fire.

Pakistan reported three civilians died in Indian gunfire, and said its forces killed six Indian soldiers. The Indian army rejected the claim as “totally fake,” according to the Press Trust of India.

Tuesday’s confrontations are the latest in a series that have killed soldiers and civilians on both sides over the past week.

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