Bomb attack on Indian Kashmir hotel kills 4.

In Indian Kashmir, the AP news agency reports that attackers threw a bomb in a hotel on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 28 others. Police say the bomb was thrown in the dining room of the hotel in Pahalgam, a popular holiday spot in restive Indian Kashmir. The little-known Islamic militant group Al Nasereen has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Kidnappers cut throat of 3 hostages in Iraq.

Iraqi insurgents have killed one Lebanese citizen and two Iraqis working for a telecommunications company. A Lebanese diplomat said the three, kidnapped on Thursday near the flashpoint town of Fallujah, were found lying on a roadside with their throats cut. He said another Lebanese national kidnapped late in May has been released. A third is still being held hostage. Meanwhile, seven Turkish construction workers kidnapped this week have been released and are on their way home. A cleric involved in securing the release of hostages in Iraq said around 17 hostages of different nationalities are still being held. He warned some may have been sold to Islamic militant groups.