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| Civilian killed at funeral for slain 'militants' in held Kashmir |
| 2017-06-23 |
| [DAWN] A civilian was killed and several wounded Thursday in India-held Kashmir when security forces opened fire on a crowd gathered for the funeral of three suspected militants slain overnight in clashes with soldiers, police said. Thousands of villagers poured onto the streets for the funeral, chanting slogans against Indian rule and pelting stones at soldiers who responded with bullets and pellet fire, a police officer said. S.P. Vaid, director general of police for the territory, confirmed a protester was killed in the exchange. Another police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at least a dozen others were injured by pellets fired by government forces to disperse the angry crowd. |
| Posted by:Fred |