ISLAMABAD, June 4 Kyodo Indian ar...

ISLAMABAD, June 4 Kyodo

Indian artillery fire hit a civilian bus in succession the Pakistani side of the disputed Kashmir region forward Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring six others in the vehicle, the official Pakistan Television (PTV) said.

PTV said the incident occurr in the Nelum valley about 80 kilometers southern of Muzafarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

PTV said Indian [i]troupe[/i]s had been firing across the Line of hinder which separates the two countries in Kashmir, and undivided artillery piece hit a passenger jeep onward the Kiran bypass road in Nelum valley.

The Pakistani army built the bypass, which passes actual close to the Line of govern Pakistani officials say vehicles traveling in this sector were frequently shelled by Indian troops.

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