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| Police Shoot Youth Dead in Indian Kashmir |
| 2014-06-24 |
| [AnNahar] Government forces rubbed out a youth in Indian Kashmire Monday during protests following an overnight gunbattle in which one suspected rebel was killed and another was believed to have escaped. The incident happened in the volatile town of Sopore, 45 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of the main city of Srinagar, during protests by residents at the end of the gunbattle which had started Sunday evening, a police officer said. "One civilian was killed and four were maimed in the firing," the officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. Residents said police jugged Please don't kill me! two young men from the area following the gunbattle on suspicion of involvement with the rebels. This infuriated residents further and hundreds more joined the protest. They clashed with police shouting "We want freedom!" a witness told AFP by phone. Gunbattles between suspected rebels and government forces break out frequently in the disputed territory. These often trigger anti-India protests and bring out thousands during funerals for slain rebels. Kashmire has been divided between India and Pakistain since the two countries gained independence from Britannia in 1947. Each claims the territory in full. About a dozen rebel groups have been fighting in Indian Kashmire since 1989 for independence or merger with Pakistain. The fighting has left tens of thousands, mostly civilians, dead. |
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