India's home minister says three suspected militants killed in a gunfight in Kashmir were responsible for a massacre earlier this year

Indian troops have killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in Kashmir. Officials said Monday the clash occurred in a forested area near the disputed region's main city of Srinagar.

India has said its security forces killed three militants who shot dead 26 civilians near a tourist town in Indian-administered Kashmir in April, triggering a brief military conflict with Pakistan. Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament the men had been killed by Indian forces near the disputed region's main city Srinagar on Monday.