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| One person has been killed after police opened fire on demonstrators in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. | |
| Protesters took to the streets to defy a third day-in-a-row of curfew in parts of the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley. | Protesters took to the streets to defy a third day-in-a-row of curfew in parts of the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley. |
| More than 20 people have died this week on police firing on protesters. | |
| The unrest began two months ago in the region when a small piece of land was awarded to a trust running a Hindu shrine - provoking Muslim anger. | The unrest began two months ago in the region when a small piece of land was awarded to a trust running a Hindu shrine - provoking Muslim anger. |
| The government then rescinded its decision, triggering furious counter-protests from Hindus in the Jammu region. | The government then rescinded its decision, triggering furious counter-protests from Hindus in the Jammu region. |
| After years of relative calm, the demonstrations in the valley are the biggest since a separatist rebellion against Indian rule broke out nearly 20 years ago, analysts say. | After years of relative calm, the demonstrations in the valley are the biggest since a separatist rebellion against Indian rule broke out nearly 20 years ago, analysts say. |
| Hindu protesters have also taken to the streets in recent days | |
| In Thursday's protests, officials in Indian-administered Kashmir said a man was killed when police opened fire on protesters who were setting fire to government vehicles in Safakadal, downtown Srinagar. | |
| Protesters hoisted Pakistani flags at several places in the valley on what is Pakistan's Independence Day. | |
| A curfew is continuing at several places in the Jammu region, though it is being relaxed from time to time. | A curfew is continuing at several places in the Jammu region, though it is being relaxed from time to time. |
| 'Gratuitous' | |
| India and Pakistan meanwhile have engaged in a war of words over the Kashmir question. | |
| The Pakistani foreign ministry and President Musharraf spoke out against India for "violating human rights" in Kashmir and have called on the UN to intervene. | |
| Tension and violence have returned after months of relative calm | |
| On Thursday, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the issue was of deep concern to Pakistan. | |
| "This matter of Kashmir is not India's internal affair, it is as much a matter for Pakistan as it is for Kashmiris," he said. | |
| India responded quickly to the criticism. | |
| "To call for international involvement in the sovereign internal affairs of India is gratuitous, illegal and only reflects reversion to a mindset that has led to no good consequences for Pakistan in the past," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. | |
| A retired doctor committed suicide in Jammu after asking Hindu people to "intensify" their agitation, police said. | |
| The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says there is anger in the region over what some perceive as excessive use of force by the police to break up the demonstrations. | The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says there is anger in the region over what some perceive as excessive use of force by the police to break up the demonstrations. |
| The US-based Human Rights Watch called on India to "refrain from using lethal force against violent protesters... unless it is absolutely necessary to protect life". |