Srinagar, Dec 5 (IANS): Six people, including two soldiers, were killed Friday in an ongoing gunfight between the security forces and separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
A senior police officer said two policemen and two militants were also killed in the gun battle near Uri border town.
The exchange of fire started after a group of heavily armed guerrillas attacked an army camp in Mohra area near the town Friday morning.
"Two policemen - a head constable and a constable, two soldiers and two militants have been killed in this encounter which is still going on," the senior police officer told IANS.
"A group of two to three militants are believed to have attacked the camp...," the officer added.
There are reports of a fire from the camp but fire tenders are unable to go inside because of the ongoing gun battle.