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Religious fanatics riot in Srinagar over something or other
  • Several people, including the JKLF vice president, were injured in clashes with the police in various parts of Srinagar which erupted during a demonstration to protest BJP MP Vinay Katyar's alleged remarks on the Hazratbal shrine. People took to the streets in Maisuma to protest the remarks that the holy relic at the shrine was not that of Prophet Muhammad but of a Hindu dharamguru, who, he said had settled in Mecca.

    As the crowds tried to stop traffic by burning tyres and pelted stones to force shopkeepers to down shutters, police lobbed tear gas shells to disperse them. The protestors pelted stones at the police leading to clashes which lasted about three hours and injuring several people including senior JKLF vice-president Javid Ahmad mir.
    Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-03-13
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