Clashes near gunfight site in Shopian
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Srinagar: Clashes broke out between stone-pelting protesters and security forces in the old city areas of Srinagar, on May 10, 2019. Immediately after the Friday congregational prayers ended at the historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta in Srinagar, masked youths pelted stones at security forces who responded by firing tear smoke shells. (Photo: IANS)
Srinagar: Clashes broke out between stone pelting youths and the security forces on Sunday near the site of a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district where two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed earlier in the day, police said.
As the news about the militants’ killing spread in Satipora village, the youths took to the steets hurling stones at the security forces who used tear smoke and pellets to disperse the protesters.
Seven protesters were reportedly injured, of which three sustained pellet wounds, the police added.
The slain militants were identified as Basharat Ahmad and Tariq Ahmed. The latter was a former special police officer (SPO).
Published on: May 12, 2019 at 13:17 IST
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