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Kashmir: Curfew after 20 dead in fierce clashes | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
At least 20 people are dead and 200 injured in Indian-administered Kashmir after fierce clashes between militants and government forces on Sunday. | |
Four civilians were killed when police opened fire on protesters. A curfew has been imposed in parts of the state. | |
Officials in Kashmir say this is the restive region's worst loss of life during a single day in recent years. | Officials in Kashmir say this is the restive region's worst loss of life during a single day in recent years. |
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict in Kashmir, which India and Pakistan claim in full. | |
As well as the civilians, at least three Indian soldiers and 13 suspected militants died in Sunday's violence, officials say. | |
After several gunbattles broke out south of Srinagar, hundreds of civilians poured onto the streets in the area to protest against India rule. Many threw stones at security forces. | |
Many civilians in Kashmir support separatist rebels who want independence or pledge allegiance to Pakistan. | Many civilians in Kashmir support separatist rebels who want independence or pledge allegiance to Pakistan. |
The authorities are braced for more violence. | |
Schools, colleges and businesses have been shut in the Kashmir valley, following a strike called by separatists in protest at the killings. | |
Muslim separatists have waged a violent campaign against Indian rule since the late 1980s. |
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