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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Strike continues in IHK over civilian deathsSRINAGAR: The streets of Indian-held-Kashmir’s (IHK) summer capital Srinagar were deserted for the second day running on Tuesday in response to a strike called to protest the deaths of three young Kashmiris.
A 17-year-old student was killed by a police tear gas shell during an anti-India protest on June 11. A day later paramilitary troops allegedly beat up a protester who died in hospital on Saturday.
A third Kashmiri was killed on Sunday when paramilitary forces opened fire after mourners of the man who died on Saturday tried to set fire to a bunker. Separatist leaders fighting against Indian rule had urged people to observe the strike on Monday, but extended it by a day “to protest the ongoing killings of innocent Kashmiris”.
The strike closed shops, schools and government offices for the second day running and most of the traffic stayed off the roads in Srinagar and other towns in IHK. The authorities have imposed strict restrictions on civilian movement in most parts of Srinagar. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk