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No end in sight to deadly Kashmir violence

Monday, 11 July 2016 5:51 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 11 July 2016 5:51 PM ]

Indian police clash with Kashmiri protestors in Srinagar on July 11, 2016. Police said 30 people had now died in three days of clashes between Indian government forces and demonstrators angered by the killing of a popular young rebel. (AFP)

Shahana Butt
Press TV, Indian-Controlled Kashmir

Indian authorities are struggling to contain ongoing protests by angry people in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Almost 30 people have bene killed by the police during demonstrations that began after the killing of a pro-independence Kashmiri leader on Friday. Despite Indian troops patrolling the region people have defied curfews and showed up on the streets for protests. Our correspondent in Kashmir Shahana Butt has more in the following report.

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