GUWAHATI, India, Oct 26 (SPA) - Troops killed fiveseparatist rebels in a fierce overnight gun battle in India's northeast, security officials said on Sunday. The clash between took place in a thick forest in the oil-and tea-rich Assam state's Nalbari district, about 90 km (55miles) west from the capital Dispur, Reuters reported. "Militants hiding in the forest opened fire when troopsraided their hideout and the encounter continued for almostthree hours," said military spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia. "Later, after the firing from the opposite side stopped,our boys found five bodies," he said.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/601428