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Three killed as troops fire on protesters in IHK
[Pak Daily Times] Indian police opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing protesters on Monday demonstrating against New Delhi's rule, killing three people and wounding at least 17 other demonstrators in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), police and witnesses said. The fresh violence comes when New Delhi was trying to respond to the biggest anti-India demonstrations that have killed 66 people in the disputed region. Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed when government forces fired live ammunition to disperse protesters in Palhalan, a village north of IHK's capital Srinagar, said a police officer on condition of anonymity. Local residents said there was no clash with the troops, but soldiers fired when the protesters refused to disperse. The state government has ordered a probe into the shooting incident. "A clash had occurred near a highway in the morning and much after that we were peacefully protesting in the village," said resident Merajuddin. Later, as news of the shooting spread, thousands of people from Palhalan and neighbouring villages, chanting "Go India, go back" and "We want freedom", marched to a nearby highway and blocked it.Posted by: Fred 2010-09-07 |
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