Indian paramilitary personnel carry away a fallen comrade at a school compound in Srinagar on Wednesday.
- It is the first attack in Srinagar in a few years, CNN sister network reports
- Two attackers also die
- Kashmir has been the scene of separatist violence for years
New Delhi (CNN) -- Militants killed five Indian officers at a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir province on Wednesday, police said.
It was the first attack in the city of Srinagar in at least three years, CNN's sister network IBN reported.
Kashmir has been disputed territory between India and Pakistan since the two countries separated in 1947 after a costly war.
Militants supporting Pakistan have been fighting for more than 20 years against Indian rule in the parts controlled by that country, which has a mostly Muslim population.
The insurgency has killed more than 43,000, but some human rights groups and non-governmental organizations put the death toll at twice that.
There were only two attackers in the Wednesday attack and both were killed, said provincial spokesman Omar Abdullah. Three civilians were also injured.
