Kashmiri young protesters throwing stones towards security erupted in Sopore town some 55 kilometers from Srinagar the summer capital of Indian controlled Kashmir soon after Friday prayers as scores of people started throwing stones on government forces who resorted to massive shelling to disperse the civilian protesters. After the Friday prayers people assembled outside Jamia Masjid Sopore and started marching towards main chowk Sopore raising pro-freedom and anti India slogans. Government forces who were already deployed in Main Chowk Sopore, tried to stop protesters from proc
Kashmiri young protesters throwing stones towards security erupted in Sopore town some 55 kilometers from Srinagar the summer capital of Indian controlled Kashmir soon after Friday prayers as scores of people started throwing stones on government forces who resorted to massive shelling to disperse the civilian protesters. After the Friday prayers people assembled outside Jamia Masjid Sopore and started marching towards main chowk Sopore raising pro-freedom and anti India slogans. Government forces who were already deployed in Main Chowk Sopore, tried to stop protesters from proceeding ahead, which led to clashes between angry protesters and government the Hurriyat amalgamation had appealed people to observe Friday, February 3 as Kashmir Resistance Day and called for a complete shutdown against the the death sentence by an Indian court to Kulgam youth, Muzaffar Ahmad. (Photo by Eeshan Peer/Pacific Press)
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