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| Protesters shot dead in Kashmir | Protesters shot dead in Kashmir |
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| At least 11 people were killed and many injured when security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir opened fire on stone-throwing Muslim protesters. | At least 11 people were killed and many injured when security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir opened fire on stone-throwing Muslim protesters. |
| Thousands defied a curfew in Srinagar and other towns in the mainly Muslim Kashmir valley for a second day. One person died in clashes in Jammu region. | Thousands defied a curfew in Srinagar and other towns in the mainly Muslim Kashmir valley for a second day. One person died in clashes in Jammu region. |
| The curfew was imposed ahead of the burial of a senior separatist who died after police opened fire on Monday. | The curfew was imposed ahead of the burial of a senior separatist who died after police opened fire on Monday. |
| Tensions are rising and threaten peace hopes after years of relative calm. | Tensions are rising and threaten peace hopes after years of relative calm. |
| Officials say Tuesday's death toll stands at 14, after two people succumbed to injuries sustained a day earlier. | Officials say Tuesday's death toll stands at 14, after two people succumbed to injuries sustained a day earlier. |
| The BBC's Chris Morris in Delhi says Kashmir is now dangerously polarised, in a dispute which began over the control of a small piece of land. | The BBC's Chris Morris in Delhi says Kashmir is now dangerously polarised, in a dispute which began over the control of a small piece of land. |
| A curfew has been imposed in all 10 districts in the Kashmir valley for the first time in 13 years. | A curfew has been imposed in all 10 districts in the Kashmir valley for the first time in 13 years. |
| We have imposed a curfew to ensure the peaceful burial of Sheikh Aziz Police chief Kuldeep Khuda Violence threatens Kashmir peaceViews on Kashmir land row | We have imposed a curfew to ensure the peaceful burial of Sheikh Aziz Police chief Kuldeep Khuda Violence threatens Kashmir peaceViews on Kashmir land row |
| Protests and counter-protests have been taking place for weeks in the valley and in the mainly Hindu region around the city of Jammu further south. | Protests and counter-protests have been taking place for weeks in the valley and in the mainly Hindu region around the city of Jammu further south. |
| The demonstrations in the valley are some of the biggest since a separatist rebellion against Indian rule broke out nearly 20 years ago. | |
| More than 20 people - Muslims and Hindus - have been killed and hundreds wounded in clashes with police since the unrest began in June. | More than 20 people - Muslims and Hindus - have been killed and hundreds wounded in clashes with police since the unrest began in June. |
| 'Freedom' | 'Freedom' |
| Security forces opened fire on Tuesday on a number of protests by Muslims who defied the curfew. | Security forces opened fire on Tuesday on a number of protests by Muslims who defied the curfew. |
| The violence is spreading | The violence is spreading |
| The army fired to disperse a procession in the northern district of Bandipora, killing three people and injuring five. Three other people were killed in the Lasjan and Rainawari areas. | The army fired to disperse a procession in the northern district of Bandipora, killing three people and injuring five. Three other people were killed in the Lasjan and Rainawari areas. |
| "We have imposed a curfew to ensure the peaceful burial of Sheikh Aziz," local police chief Kuldeep Khuda told reporters. | "We have imposed a curfew to ensure the peaceful burial of Sheikh Aziz," local police chief Kuldeep Khuda told reporters. |
| Shops, businesses, schools and colleges in the valley have all been closed, and other separatist leaders are under house arrest. | Shops, businesses, schools and colleges in the valley have all been closed, and other separatist leaders are under house arrest. |
| In the Jammu region, one person was killed and more than a dozen injured after Hindus and Muslims clashed in the town of Kishtwar. Houses, vehicles and other property were damaged before police opened fire to restore order. | In the Jammu region, one person was killed and more than a dozen injured after Hindus and Muslims clashed in the town of Kishtwar. Houses, vehicles and other property were damaged before police opened fire to restore order. |
| No other violence has been reported from the Jammu region. | No other violence has been reported from the Jammu region. |
| Sheikh Aziz was a prominent leader of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, an umbrella of separatist groups which opposes Indian rule. | Sheikh Aziz was a prominent leader of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, an umbrella of separatist groups which opposes Indian rule. |
| Large crowds gathered at the main mosque in Srinagar to attend his funeral. Mourners shouted slogans against India including "We want freedom". | Large crowds gathered at the main mosque in Srinagar to attend his funeral. Mourners shouted slogans against India including "We want freedom". |
| Police say they are trying to find out why security forces opened fire on protesters on Monday. | Police say they are trying to find out why security forces opened fire on protesters on Monday. |
| Police say several of their personnel were injured by stones thrown by those at the protest. | Police say several of their personnel were injured by stones thrown by those at the protest. |
| Pilgrims | Pilgrims |
| Sheikh Aziz was among thousands of protesters who marched on Monday towards the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border with Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. | Sheikh Aziz was among thousands of protesters who marched on Monday towards the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border with Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. |
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| Police fired tear gas and bullets to disperse protesters on Monday | Police fired tear gas and bullets to disperse protesters on Monday |
| They were supporting fruit growers seeking to sell their produce. Muslims in the Kashmir valley complain that supplies of food and medicines are running short. | They were supporting fruit growers seeking to sell their produce. Muslims in the Kashmir valley complain that supplies of food and medicines are running short. |
| And they say crops of fruit which should have been sent to market are rotting away because Hindus are blockading a key road that links the valley with the rest of India. | And they say crops of fruit which should have been sent to market are rotting away because Hindus are blockading a key road that links the valley with the rest of India. |
| The government, which denies the blockade, says lorries are moving between the two regions with security escorts. | The government, which denies the blockade, says lorries are moving between the two regions with security escorts. |
| Violent demonstrations began two months ago in the state when a decision to transfer a small area of land to the trust which runs a Hindu shrine provoked an angry Muslim reaction. | Violent demonstrations began two months ago in the state when a decision to transfer a small area of land to the trust which runs a Hindu shrine provoked an angry Muslim reaction. |
| When the land transfer was abandoned, groups from the state's Hindu minority began furious protests of their own. | When the land transfer was abandoned, groups from the state's Hindu minority began furious protests of their own. |
| Our correspondent says the government was slow to realise how volatile the situation had become - and opposition parties were quick to try to use the situation to their own political advantage. | Our correspondent says the government was slow to realise how volatile the situation had become - and opposition parties were quick to try to use the situation to their own political advantage. |
| The result is that Kashmir is more divided along communal lines than it has been for years. | The result is that Kashmir is more divided along communal lines than it has been for years. |