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Five dead in strife-torn India-held Kashmir
 [DAWN] A police officer and four Lions of Islam were killed in separate incidents Sunday in India-held Kashmire as hundreds of residents clashed with security forces in the region hit by weeks of deadly unrest.Indian soldiers shot and killed four Lions of Islam as they tried to cross the heavily militarised border that divides the disputed Himalayan region between India and Pakistain, an army official claimed. "They tried to infiltrate into Nowgam sector and were intercepted. Four Lions of Islam were killed and their AK rifles were recovered," army front man NN Joshi claimed, referring to the area northwest of the main city of Srinagar. An unknown number of Lions of Islam later killed a police officer in Poonch sector south of Srinagar, an officer in the area's police control room told AFP. Security forces were called in to hunt down the hard boys, sparking a fierce and ongoing gunbattle, the unnamed officer said, without giving more details. The encounters with Lions of Islam came as stone-pelting residents protesting against Indian rule of the region clashed with troops in Pulwana and two other places in the southern Kashmire Valley, leaving scores injured, coppers said. A curfew has been lifted from much of the region since protests broke out over the death on July 8 of a popular young rebel leader in a gunbattle with security forces. But the unrest shows few signs of abating, with residents continuing to take to the streets, while schools and most businesses remain closed, hitting the region's economy hard. Posted by: Fred 2016-09-12 |
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