Bear in Kashmir.

Bear-spotting in India-controlled Kashmir. (Tauseef Musstafa / AFP/Getty Images)

By Frank James

You've heard about Predator drones that have been used with great effect in Pakistan and elsewhere to kill terrorists. How about real predators, like big pawed, furry ones with bad attitudes?

From the BBC.com:

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 had assault rifles 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.
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 Kalashnikov assault rifles and some ammunition from the hideout.

categories: Animals

2:14 - November 3, 2009

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