Official says Indian army kills 2 in Kashmir

Official says Indian army kills 2 in Kashmir
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Summary Hundreds of villagers have gathered to protest the killings.


SRINAGAR (AP) - A policeman and witnesses says the Indian army has killed two people and wounded another in the Indian portion of Kashmir, leading to huge anti-India protests.

 

Police official Abdul Ghani Mir says soldiers surrounded a few houses in the village of Markondal before dawn Sunday when they observed a suspicious movement and fired, killing a teenage boy.

 

As angry, stone-throwing protesters surrounded a stalled army vehicle, the soldiers fired again, killing a man and wounding a third.

 

Mir said police were investigating the deaths. The army has refused to comment.

 

Hundreds of villagers have gathered to protest the killings.

 

Anti-India feelings run deep in Indian Kashmir where nearly a dozen freedom fighter' groups have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989. 

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