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Clashes break out after strike shuts down Kashmir
[Iran Press TV Latest] A number of people have been injured in clashes between demonstrators and Indian security forces in Srinagar and four other major towns of Indian-administered Kashmir. And noboyd saw this sort of thing coming when India announced they were pulling troops out? On Tuesday, Muslim majority areas of the Kashmir Valley were completely shut down in response to a call for a general strike by separatist factions of the Hurriyat Conference to protest the killing of a 16-year-old protester on Sunday evening. Wamiq Farooq died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by Indian troops during a demonstration on Sunday. Hundreds of people took to the streets of Kashmir's major towns in demonstrations that accompanied Tuesday's strike. A police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said 46 protesters and 20 Indian troops were injured in daylong clashes across the region. Almost all institutions and businesses remained closed, and traffic stayed off the streets in Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir Valley, the Press TV correspondent in Srinagar reported. Separatist leaders say the Indian government should hold the security forces accountable for human rights violations in Kashmir. Despite the risks, it seems the Kashmiris are determined to continue their "people power" movement. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-03 |
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