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Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 7:29 AM
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Bear kills militants in Kashmir
By Altaf Hussain
BBC News, Srinagar
A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar.
The militants were armed with AK-46s but were taken by surprise - police found the remains of pudding they had made to eat when the bear attacked.
It is thought to be the first such incident since Muslim separatists took up arms against Indian rule in 1989.
Bodies found
The militants had made their hideout in a cave which was actually the bear's den, said police officer Farooq Ahmed.
The dead have been identified as Mohammad Amin alias Qaiser, and Bashir Ahmed alias Saifullah.
News of the attack emerged when their injured comrade went to a nearby village for treatment.
"Word spread in the village that Qaiser had been killed by the bear," another police officer said.
A joint party of the police and army personnel went into the forest and collected the bodies of the two militants.
Police say they also recovered two AK-46 rifles and some ammunition from the hideout.
Animal attacks
Wildlife experts say the conflict in Kashmir has actually resulted in an increase in the population of bears and leopards.
Following the outbreak of the insurgency people had to hand in their weapons to police - which put a halt to poaching.
As a result, there has been a greater incidence of man-animal conflict, say experts.
There have been many reports of bears and leopards killing or mauling humans in different parts of the Kashmir valley in recent years.
Three years ago, residents of Mandora village near the southern town of Tral, beat a black bear to death which had strayed into the village.
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 7:30 AM
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afistfulofdiscs
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I wonder if the bear is with the CIA!
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 7:59 AM
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afistfulofdiscs
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I Support the Right to Arm Bears
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 8:14 AM
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how do we get that bear into bin ladens cave?
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 9:28 AM
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afistfulofdiscs
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The bear didn't eat the pudding?
I think it was justified - a clear case of home intrusion.
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 9:35 AM
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Militants eat pudding? Does that mean Bill Cosby is a miltant?
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 10:06 AM
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yamagaki
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...Birds eat bugs and frogs eat bugs,
And militants eat pudding.
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 10:13 AM
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jo-cage-books
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A kid'l eat ivy too, wouldn't you? 
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 12:09 PM
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Somebody really needs to study their assault rifle history!
Jim
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 12:11 PM
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yamagaki
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> A kid'l eat ivy too, wouldn't you? :-)
I've eaten wilder things than ivy. I even ate poke salad before I knew it was poison.
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 12:40 PM
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jo-cage-books
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> > A kid'l eat ivy too, wouldn't you? :-)
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> I've eaten wilder things than ivy. I even ate poke
> salad before I knew it was poison.
If poke is poison then I must be dead. I've eaten truckloads of it. we used to wait for the first poke shoots. Sure sign of Sping.
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 12:46 PM
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> I wonder if the bear is with the CIA!
Well the US Military has Seals, so why can't they have Bears too?
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 1:35 PM
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never thought of the seal and bear connection. that's a good one.
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 4:56 PM
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jo-cage-books
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We ate it when I was little. I think you boil it 3 times, drain the water after each boiling. There is a trick to it and a time to harvest.
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Re: Bear kills militants in Kashmir
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Nov 3, 2009 5:08 PM
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The nearest thing I can compare bear meat to in flavor is mutton from an older sheep. It has the same musky sort of flavor. It takes a bit of getting used to. The hams are good smoked but then it has more the flavor of the spices and smoke than bear.
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