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Indian Kashmir shut down by curfew and strike Kashmir police and protesters clash after killings
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Major towns in Indian-administered Kashmir are under curfew, a day after four people were killed when troops opened fire on angry protesters. Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters, a day after shooting dead four demonstrators.
Separatist groups called a strike across Jammu and Kashmir as a mark of protest against the violence in Jammu's Ramban district Hundreds of people angry at the killings clashed with police in many parts of the disputed territory, defying a government-imposed curfew.
Police initially said six people were killed, but revised these figures. Reports say two protesters and six police officers were injured.
Some reports said the protest came after forces entered a mosque, with allegations they beat a cleric too.
Angry crowds then gathered outside the Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Ramban, with troops ultimately opening fire, reports said. More than 40 people were injured. Some are in a critical condition.
Kashmir, claimed by India and Pakistan, has seen protests and an insurgency against Indian rule since 1989.Kashmir, claimed by India and Pakistan, has seen protests and an insurgency against Indian rule since 1989.
A BSF official said troops fired when a "mob attacked" the base where arms and ammunition were stored, the Agence France-Presse news agency reports. Separatist groups called a strike across Jammu and Kashmir as a mark of protest against the violence in Jammu's Ramban district on Thursday.
"We are a professional force. We respect all the tenets of all religions," the agency quoted BSF inspector general Rajeev Krishan as saying. Police initially said six people were killed, but later revised these figures.
Some reports said the protest came after forces entered a mosque, with allegations they also beat a cleric.
Angry crowds then gathered outside the Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Ramban. More than 40 people were injured when troops opened fire. Some are in a critical condition.
A BSF official said troops fired only when a violent mob tried to attack the base.
Protest strikeProtest strike
A curfew is in place in all areas of Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal and Bandipora districts and Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, Anantnag, Bijbehara and Sopore towns, reports from the state capital, Srinagar, said. Friday's curfew was in place in all areas of Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal and Bandipora districts, as well as the towns of Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, Anantnag, Bijbehara and Sopore, reports said.
A large number of police and paramilitaries have been deployed to ensure calm. A three-day strike in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley was also called by the separatists, in protest at the firing.
Meanwhile, a three-day strike called by the separatists to protest against the firing, has shut down the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley. Shops and businesses were closed and college and university examinations postponed, BBC Urdu's Riyaz Masroor reported from Srinagar.
Shops and businesses are closed and college and university examinations have been postponed, BBC Urdu's Riyaz Masroor reports from Srinagar. India's Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde called Thursday's incident "regrettable" and ordered an inquiry.
About 1,000 Hindu pilgrims who are in Jammu to participate in the annual trek to the Amarnath cave shrine have also been stopped. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also condemned the killings.
Hundreds of paramilitary personnel wearing full riot gear are marching the streets in Srinagar and elsewhere to enforce the curfew in the region, our correspondent says. "It is highly unacceptable to shoot at unarmed protesters just because they were reportedly protesting [against the] manhandling of an imam [Muslim cleric] of their area," he said in a statement.
India's Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has called the incident "regrettable" and ordered an inquiry.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has also condemned the killings.
"It is highly unacceptable to shoot at unarmed protesters just because they were reportedly protesting [against the] manhandling of an Imam [Muslim cleric] of their area," he said in a statement.
In recent years violence in the region has abated from its peak in the 1990s, but the causes of the Kashmir insurgency are still far from resolved.In recent years violence in the region has abated from its peak in the 1990s, but the causes of the Kashmir insurgency are still far from resolved.