Kashmir shrine aftermath

Published June 28, 2012
A Kashmiri Muslim looks on inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani.
A Kashmiri Muslim looks on inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani.
Kashmiri pedestrians walk past the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar.
Kashmiri pedestrians walk past the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar.
Bystanders (2nd and 3rd Right) grieve as fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris.
Bystanders (2nd and 3rd Right) grieve as fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris.
A major fire gutted a 200-year-old, revered Sufi Muslim shrine in Indian Kashmir June 25, sparking clashes between police and residents in the region's summer capital Srinagar.
A major fire gutted a 200-year-old, revered Sufi Muslim shrine in Indian Kashmir June 25, sparking clashes between police and residents in the region's summer capital Srinagar.
A Kashmiri Muslim woman grieves as unseen fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris from the charred remains of the shrine.
A Kashmiri Muslim woman grieves as unseen fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris from the charred remains of the shrine.
A Kashmiri Muslim volunteer helps clear debris inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar.
A Kashmiri Muslim volunteer helps clear debris inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar.
A Kashmiri Muslim volunteer looks on as he helps clear debris inside the charred remains of the shrine.
A Kashmiri Muslim volunteer looks on as he helps clear debris inside the charred remains of the shrine.
Fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine.
Fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine.

A major fire gutted the 200-year-old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, a revered Sufi Muslim in Indian Kashmir June 25, sparking clashes between police and residents in the region's summer capitalSrinagar, police said. Nearly two dozen people were injured in the violence, triggered by anger at the perceived delayed response of firefighters in battling the blaze. – Photos by AFP

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