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Two Indian security men, ‘militant’ killed in India-held Kashmir
.jpg) [DAWN] An Indian soldier, a counterinsurgency police official and a suspected Lion of Islam were killed in a shootout on Tuesday in India-held Kashmire, police said, triggering anti-India protests and festivities.The fighting began early on Tuesday when turbans attacked raiding government forces with gunfire in a forest in the southern Tral area, police said. In the initial battle, a policeman and a soldier were killed. Authorities rushed reinforcements of police and soldiers and cordoned off the area, sparking fierce exchange of gunfire in which a Lion of Islam was killed, police said. As news of the fighting spread, anti-India protests and festivities erupted in Tral town. Scores of youths, mainly students, hit roads while chanting slogans in favour of turbans and demanding an end of Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region. They threw stones at patrol parties of police and paramilitary soldiers, who fired tear gas to quell the protests. In recent years, Kashmiris, mainly youths, have displayed open solidarity with turbans and sought to protect them by engaging troops in street festivities during military operations. Posted by: Fred 2018-04-26 |
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