Suspected Kashmir rebels kill Indian air force corporal

Security personnel arrive near the scene of a recent militant attack in the Pandach Chowk area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on the outskirts of Srinagar. [AFP]

An Indian air force member was killed and four more injured when suspected rebels ambushed a military convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir, an official statement said, as campaigning for national elections continues in the disputed territory.

The convoy was attacked by an unknown number of armed militants who sprayed automatic rifle fire towards at least one Air Force truck in the mountainous Poonch area, 200 kilometres (124 miles) south of the main city of Srinagar, the air force said in a statement.