Srinagar, Kashmir. 16th August, 2016. Indian forces in Indian-controed Kashmir shot and killed six civilians and injured at least 30 others Tuesday as clashes intensified with anti-India protesters in the troubled region, police said. The troops fired live ammunition, shotgun pellets and tear gas to control a crowd of hundreds throwing stones and chanting slogans in Aripanthan village, west of the area's main city Srinagar, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of department policy. Credit: ajaz bhat/Alamy Live News
Indian forces in Indian-controed Kashmir shot and killed six civilians and injured at least 30 others Tuesday as clashes intensified with anti-India protesters in the troubled region, police said. The troops fired live ammunition, shotgun pellets and tear gas to control a crowd of hundreds throwing stones and chanting slogans in Aripanthan village, west of the area's main city Srinagar, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of department policy. Three of the injured are in critical condition, police said. News of the killings brought thousands of Kashmiris from neighboring villages into the streets chanting "Go India, go back" and "We want freedom. The disputed Himalayan region has been extremely tense for almost six weeks since government troops shot and killed a popular rebel leader. death toll raise in the region's largest protests in years to 65, including two policemen. Thousands more have been injured.
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