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| 1 dead, multiple wounded as Indian troops fire at anti-India protesters in held Kashmir |
| 2018-06-17 |
| [DAWN] At least one person was killed and about two dozen others maimed on Saturday in festivities between Indian forces and demonstrators as protests against Indian rule erupted in India-held Kashmire shortly after Eid prayers, police and residents said. "Havildar Dawood!" "Sir!" "Give them a whiff of birdshot!" Shouting "Go India, go back" and "We want freedom," hundreds of people began marching in the southern Anantnag area but were confronted by government forces firing tear gas, leading to festivities with stone-throwing protesters. The use of force intensified as the protesters barraged police and paramilitary soldiers with a hail of stones while the troops fired shotgun pellets, injuring at least 17 people. One young man among the injured died at a hospital. He suffered pellet injuries in his head and throat while at least nine other men among the injured were hit by pellets in their eyes, medics said. |
| Posted by:Fred |