Shootout Between Police & Terrorists in New Delhi

An hour long gun battle erupted in the capital of India, New Delhi, between police and muslim terrorists. Two terrorists were killed, one was detained and two escaped. One of the dead terrorists was wanted in connection for the bombings in Ahmedabad on July 26th that left over 60 people dead. AFP

NEW DELHI (AFP) — Indian police shot dead two Islamic militants during a fierce gun battle in a Muslim area of New Delhi Friday, officials said, less than a week after the capital was rocked by bombings.

The fighting erupted around a house in Jamia Nagar, in the south of the capital, when police acting on a tip-off came across a group of around five militants holed up in a building in the area's maze of narrow streets.

"A special cell team came here to do some checking based on some information. Some elements here began firing, the special cell also fired back," said deputy police commissioner, H.G.S. Dhaliwal.

The exchange of fire lasted an hour.

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"Two terrorists have been killed, one was arrested and two more escaped. Two officers have also received gunshot injuries," police commissioner Karnail Singh also told reporters.

Singh said one of the dead militants, identified as Atiq, was wanted in connection with a series of bombings that killed nearly 60 people and injured more than 160 in the western city of Ahmedabad on July 26.