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Tight security as Kashmir votes | Tight security as Kashmir votes |
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The seventh and final round of voting in state elections in Indian-administered Kashmir has begun amidst tight security. | |
Thousands of troops have been deployed across the state to prevent violence by militants fighting Indian rule. | Thousands of troops have been deployed across the state to prevent violence by militants fighting Indian rule. |
Police have arrested three men who they say were planning suicide bomb attacks in the city of Jammu during polling. | Police have arrested three men who they say were planning suicide bomb attacks in the city of Jammu during polling. |
Separatist groups are boycotting the poll arguing that it only serves to legitimise Indian control of Kashmir. | Separatist groups are boycotting the poll arguing that it only serves to legitimise Indian control of Kashmir. |
The biggest city in the Kashmir valley, Srinagar, is under unofficial curfew, with security forces posted at every junction. | The biggest city in the Kashmir valley, Srinagar, is under unofficial curfew, with security forces posted at every junction. |
Thousands of police and soldiers armed with assault rifles patrolled deserted streets in the Muslim-majority city and warned residents to stay indoors. | Thousands of police and soldiers armed with assault rifles patrolled deserted streets in the Muslim-majority city and warned residents to stay indoors. |
Shops, businesses government offices and banks remained closed. | Shops, businesses government offices and banks remained closed. |
Most Kashmiris say the restrictions are oppressive and unnecessary. | Most Kashmiris say the restrictions are oppressive and unnecessary. |
But the authorities insist there are threats which they have to guard against. | But the authorities insist there are threats which they have to guard against. |
'Militant' arrests | 'Militant' arrests |
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir said they had been conducting raids in the entire state over the past few days to thwart trouble ahead of the polls. | Police in Indian-administered Kashmir said they had been conducting raids in the entire state over the past few days to thwart trouble ahead of the polls. |
It was during these raids, according to officers, that three men they describe as militants from Pakistan were picked up; they say the men were planning to launch suicide bomb attacks in the Hindu-majority city of Jammu. | It was during these raids, according to officers, that three men they describe as militants from Pakistan were picked up; they say the men were planning to launch suicide bomb attacks in the Hindu-majority city of Jammu. |
According to the police, one of those detained was a Pakistani army soldier, and all were members of the Jaish-e-Mohammed organisation - a group violently opposed to India's presence in Kashmir. | According to the police, one of those detained was a Pakistani army soldier, and all were members of the Jaish-e-Mohammed organisation - a group violently opposed to India's presence in Kashmir. |
There's been no immediate response from the Pakistani army to the Indian allegation. | There's been no immediate response from the Pakistani army to the Indian allegation. |
Kashmiri separatists who are boycotting the state elections say they are planning to march in Srinagar as a mark of protest. | Kashmiri separatists who are boycotting the state elections say they are planning to march in Srinagar as a mark of protest. |
Violence in Kashmir has decreased recently but militants are still fighting to end India's rule in the portion of Kashmir it controls. | Violence in Kashmir has decreased recently but militants are still fighting to end India's rule in the portion of Kashmir it controls. |
Tens of thousands of people have been killed since 1989, when an armed insurgency against Indian rule began. | Tens of thousands of people have been killed since 1989, when an armed insurgency against Indian rule began. |