Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 soldiers in military convoy
At least 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Police told the BBC that a car filled with explosives had rammed a bus carrying the troops to Srinagar.
Pakistan-based Islamist group Jaish-e Mohammad said it was behind the attack.
It is the deadliest militant attack on Indian forces in Kashmir since the insurgency against Indian rule began in 1989.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47240660
India may have up to 300,000 troops in the restive state of Kashmir which is an amazing number. I read that not long ago.