At least five members of India's security forces have been killed by gunmen who threw grenades near a school in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
Two gunmen have also been killed and at least five others, including three civilians were injured, police say.
The region has seen an insurgency against Indian rule since 1989, but violence has declined in recent years.
No group has said it carried out the attack.
This is the first major attack in three years in Indian-administered Kashmir which is claimed by both India and Pakistan
Riyaz Masroor BBC Urdu, Srinagar
This is the first high-profile attack in three years. It is significant for the number of troops killed and also the clever method used by the attackers who mingled with children playing cricket in a playground close to the police camp to avoid detection.
The attack comes against the backdrop of last month's hanging of Afzal Guru, who was convicted of plotting the 2001 attack on India's parliament. Many Kashmiris believe Guru did not receive a fair trial and there have been weeks of curfews, strikes and protests.
Over the last few summers, Kashmir has seen unarmed stone-throwers take to the streets to voice their grievances. They are generally dealt with by force, and at least 200 people, including two children, have been killed in riot-control operations.
For years, separatists and rights activists have warned of a revival of militancy in Kashmir. Still, a one-off attack cannot be described as the beginning of a "new militancy", but the general notion here is that the mistreated stone throwers are the potential new militants.
The school was closed and no children were hurt in the attack, officials said. Security forces have cordoned off the area.
The gunmen attacked a security camp manned by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) near a school run by the police in the Bemina district.
A senior police official said the attackers had "mixed" with children playing cricket on a nearby field and were carrying arms in sports kits.
"They threw a grenade at the security forces, killing five of them. They also opened fire," the official said.
Indian-administered Kashmir has been tense since the execution in February of Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man convicted for plotting to attack India's parliament in 2001.
Attacks in Srinagar have become rare - last October one person was killed by gunmen who opened fire in a hotel on the outskirts of Srinagar.
And in May last year seven paramilitary soldiers were injured after two men on a motorcycle fired at them in the city.
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