Gunmen attack bus and police stations in India, at least 4 feared dead

Army troops participate in a gunfight in India. — (Image credit: Twitter.com/httweets)

In northern Punjab state, Indian army commandos and local police officers are exchanging gunfire with suspected militants who stormed a police station in the Gurdaspur district.

Officials say that the suspects first hijacked a car, then shot at passengers at a bus depot before making their way to the station near the border with Pakistan, the BBC reports. At least four people are believed to be dead and six wounded. A senior police officer told The Associated Press the attackers are believed to be from Kashmir. Indian media reports say the suspects came dressed in military uniforms, and bombs have been discovered on the tracks of an area train station.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.