Kashmir protest against killing

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Thousands of people have protested in Indian-administered Kashmir over the killing of a taxi driver.

Mukhtar Ahmed was killed along with an Indian soldier after militants fired at his vehicle in Pulwama district on Tuesday night.

The protestors said Indian troops forced him to transport them, putting his life at risk.

Incidents of Indian troops forcibly taking over civil vehicles have become common in parts of the region.

Mukhtar Ahmed and the Indian soldier died after militants fired at the vehicle in Shopian town.

A defence spokesman said the vehicle had been hired by the army and the troops were returning from an operation when the incident happened.

More than 60,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since 1989 when an armed separatist insurgency began against the Indian rule.

Violence decreased in Indian-administered Kashmir after India and Pakistan began peace moves in 2004.