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News Source: Israel National News
| about 1 year ago
Three people have been killed in battles with police, with three prominent separatist leaders being arrested...A recent flare-up in violence over Kashmir occurred after the state government said it would grant 99 acres of forest land to a Hindu trust,...
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News Source: USA Today
| about 1 year ago
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June. The three latest deaths came...
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News Source: Daily News & Analysis
| about 1 year ago
A youth was killed as security forces opened fire to quell violent protesters at Narbal on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday while nearly 65 others were injured in clashes elsewhere in curfew-bound Kashmir. Showkat Ahmad Khanday was shot...
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News Source: Press TV
| about 1 year ago
Mirwaiz Omar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani were detained at their homes on Sunday night, only hours before a protest rally was due to start in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir. The two men have been leading a series of large anti-India...
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News Source: Turkish Press
| about 1 year ago
Indian security forces arrested two senior Muslim leaders in Kashmir and enforced a strict curfew on Monday to prevent separatists from holding a pro-independence rally. Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who head hardline and moderate...
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News Source: The Hindustan Times
| about 1 year ago
1 IST(25/8/2008) Police detained Muslim separatist leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Kashmir ahead of a major independence rally on Monday, as New Delhi confronts the biggest protests in two decades in the disputed Himalayan...
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News Source: Hindustan times
| about 1 year ago
On Saturday, an indefinite curfew was imposed in Poonch, about 240 km north of Jammu, after communal clashes. Police officials said at least 70 shops were set on fire by protesters. The trouble erupted over two rival processions around the Amarnath...
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News Source: CNN
| about 1 year ago
A 65-year old man was killed and his son was critically wounded in Indian paramilitary firing Sunday evening in the Talgate locality of Srinagar. Police said in all, 45 people were injured in various clashes with police, who used batons and tear gas.
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News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| about 1 year ago
Indian security forces killed a Muslim man as they enforced a strict curfew in Kashmir on Sunday, a day ahead of a major rally planned by separatists who oppose Indian rule in the Muslim-majority region. The man was shot dead by police in the state...
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News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 year ago
Soldiers and heavily-armed police units took to the streets of Srinagar before dawn warning people to stay indoors and it was reported that a number of journalists were picked up for questioning. Local mosques have been blaring chants of "we want...