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| Two die in new Kashmir protests | Two die in new Kashmir protests |
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| Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say two people people have died during clashes with demonstrators calling for independence from India. | Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say two people people have died during clashes with demonstrators calling for independence from India. |
| They say that protests have been held across the Kashmir valley. A curfew is in force in Shopian town where one person was shot and killed by police. | They say that protests have been held across the Kashmir valley. A curfew is in force in Shopian town where one person was shot and killed by police. |
| They say another man died when hit by a stray bullet in the town of Baramullah. | They say another man died when hit by a stray bullet in the town of Baramullah. |
| A separatist leader was injured in Srinagar as police used batons and tear gas to disperse the crowds. | A separatist leader was injured in Srinagar as police used batons and tear gas to disperse the crowds. |
| Doctors at the district hospital in Shopian say 17 injured have been brought in for treatment. | |
| An earlier report that one person died from their wounds in a hospital in Srinagar turned out to be untrue. | |
| People say they want 'freedom' from Indian forces | |
| The separatist leader injured in Srinagar was Mohammed Yasin Malik. Police say his injuries were only minor. | The separatist leader injured in Srinagar was Mohammed Yasin Malik. Police say his injuries were only minor. |
| Members of his Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front party say that he has been injured in the thigh and the police acted violently and without provocation in the protests. | Members of his Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front party say that he has been injured in the thigh and the police acted violently and without provocation in the protests. |
| Friday's protest follows two months of demonstrations throughout the summer which left at least 40 people dead. | Friday's protest follows two months of demonstrations throughout the summer which left at least 40 people dead. |
| The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says that the anti-India protests have shut down the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley. | The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says that the anti-India protests have shut down the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley. |
| Our correspondent says that the protests are in response to a call by the Co-ordination Committee which has been spearheading ongoing public protests against Indian rule. | Our correspondent says that the protests are in response to a call by the Co-ordination Committee which has been spearheading ongoing public protests against Indian rule. |
| The committee comprises separatist groups and trades unions. | The committee comprises separatist groups and trades unions. |
| The demonstrations began after a period of relative quiet in the Kashmir valley. | The demonstrations began after a period of relative quiet in the Kashmir valley. |
| They were initially triggered by a state government decision - later revoked - to dedicate land in the valley to a trust which administers an important Hindu shrine. They eventually developed into large-scale anti-India demonstrations. | They were initially triggered by a state government decision - later revoked - to dedicate land in the valley to a trust which administers an important Hindu shrine. They eventually developed into large-scale anti-India demonstrations. |
| The decision to drop the land transfer led to counter protests in the Hindu-majority Jammu area of Indian-administered Kashmir. | The decision to drop the land transfer led to counter protests in the Hindu-majority Jammu area of Indian-administered Kashmir. |