(27 May 2017) One civilian was killed and dozens of others injured on Saturday after massive anti-India protests and clashes erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir following the killing of a prominent rebel commander and his associate in a gunbattle with government forces.
Rebel leader Sabzar Ahmed Bhat and a fellow militant were killed after troops cordoned off the southern Tral area overnight following a tip that rebels were hiding there, police said.
The gunbattle ended later on Saturday and soldiers recovered the bodies of two militants.
However, they were searching the area for at least one more body, police said.
As the violence raged, hundreds of angry residents chanting anti-India slogans marched in an attempt to help the trapped rebels escape.
Clashes between rock-throwing protesters and government forces erupted in different places in the area, with police and paramilitary soldiers firing shotgun pellets and tear gas to stop the protests.
Witnesses said a young man was killed and several other people were injured after government forces fired on the protesters near the site of the gunbattle.
Police chief S.P. Vaid said the man was killed by crossfire.
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