India says Pakistani soldiers killed 5 Indian troops near Kashmir cease-fire line

SRINAGAR, India – The Indian army says five of its soldiers were killed when Pakistani troops fired at a post near the cease-fire line in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The incident could threaten recent overtures for peace talks to resume between the nuclear-armed rivals.

The military called Tuesday's attack a "gross violation" of a 2003 cease-fire in Kashmir between India and Pakistan. There were no other details.

While the cease-fire has largely held for the last decade, such sporadic violations are not uncommon. Each accuses the other of initiating the fighting.

The two countries have fought three major wars since they achieved independence from British India in 1947, two of them over Kashmir.

Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been indicating he is open to restarting peace talks.