1. Five Indian soldiers were killed in Kashmir Sunday when a land mine detonated by Moslem separatists blew up their vehicle, police said here. 2. Four Western tourists held hostage in Kashmir by Moslem separatists since last July are safe and they might soon be freed, a US Congressman said here Thursday. 3. Four Western tourists -- an American, two Britons and a German -- were kidnapped by Moslem separatists in July of last year and remain missing. 4. Gujral, who heads a minority government, defended the role of Indian security forces battling Moslem separatists in Kashmir. 5. Gujral will, however, not visit the strife-torn Kashmir Valley, where Moslem separatists are active. 6. He boycotted the national elections held in Kashmir in May, which were seen by Moslem separatists as a federal government sham. 7. He also lashed out at Pakistan for supporting Moslem separatists in the disputed northern state of Kashmir but said New Delhi remained willing to resume bilateral talks with Islamabad. 8. In another development, officials said on Monday that five army recruits kidnapped by unknown Moslem separatists had returned safely. 9. India accuses Pakistan of arming Moslem separatists in Kashmir. 10. India accuses Pakistan of arming the Moslem separatists in Kashmir. |