Five killed in Indian Kashmir as violence spikes
Map of disputed Kashmir. (AFP Photo/Jean-Michel CORNU)/ Two non-Kashmiris were shot dead by suspected militants and three alleged rebels were killed by security forces, police said Wednesday, the deadliest day in the Indian-administered Kashmir valley since New Delhi revoked its autonomy. The Muslim-majority Himalayan region had been under a strict lockdown since August 5 amid fears of unrest after the Indian government controversially abolished its semi-autonomous status. Ahead of the autonomy decision, the head of Kashmir's largest ...
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