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July 16th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The demonstrations come after two young people of Kashmir origin were killed under mysterious conditions in the Indian states of Mumbai and Rajasthan.
Thousands of angry protesters took to the streets and clashed with police in Srinagar and a few villages in northern Kashmir.
Paramilitary troops and Police forces fired pellets to quell the protests. Scores of people were reportedly injured in the crackdown across the disputed Himalayan Valley.
The angry protesters say the victims were murdered because of their Muslim and Kashmiri identity.
The developments come as human rights bodies have long been expressing concern about the harassment of Kashmiri people living in different Indian states.
Several pro-independence groups who oppose New Delhi rule over the Muslim-majority region called the strike. Separatist leaders say the Indian government should hold security forces accountable for human rights violations in Kashmir.
Authorities have deployed large police and paramilitary troops in most parts of the capital of Srinagar to prevent fresh street demonstrations.
Indian troops are also in constant clashes with the militants seeking independence in the area.
The government forces have responded by imposing curfews and restrictions on the movement of people.
Kashmir lies at the heart of more than 60 years of hostility between India and Pakistan. Both neighbors claim the region in full but have partial control over it.
The neighbors agreed on a ceasefire in 2003 and launched a peace process the following year. Since then, there have been sporadic clashes, with both sides accusing the other of violating the ceasefire.
Thousands of people have been killed in Kashmir over the past 20 years.
JR/PR
Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/16/314073/kashmiris-hold-massive-protest-rallies/
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