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3 Kashmiri youth killed in firing by Indian forces in held Kashmir
A young man was killed and at least 14 others wounded on Monday in Srinagar when Indian forces fired at anti-government protesters who were protesting against the killing of two Kashmiris by security forces earlier in the day.
Indian troops cordoned off southern Drubgam village early on Monday following a tip that suspects were hiding there, police said.
As the troops came closer to a cluster of homes, suspects fired at them, triggering a fierce exchange of gunfire which lasted for several hours, police said. Two Kashmiris were killed and at least two soldiers, including an army officer, were injured in the fighting, police said.
At least 15 residents were reported injured in the clashes, including a young man who was hit by bullets and died in a hospital.
An army helicopter hovered over the area to coordinate the operation with ground troops, officials said. Kashmiri leaders who challenge India's rule over the region condemned the killings and called for a protest strike on Tuesday.
Last year at least 29 Kashmiri citizens were killed and hundreds wounded during such clashes with the Indian security forces.
Nearly 70,000 Kashmiri people have been killed in the uprising against the Indian rule and the ensuing Indian military crackdown.
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RIP souls.
No one will when we keeping lives of my people of IndoPak and keep calling each other terrorists and occupying forces. Next soldiers will get ambushed and it will pain me again.
Sit down and resolve all your problems IndoPak. We will never go ahead in the future as a progressive people unless we learn to live together as brothers. Look at Europe it was mess and when they love each other things got beautiful.
‘Nearly 70,000 Kashmiri people have been killed in the uprising against the Indian rule and the ensuing Indian military crackdown.’
The figure is above 100,000 killed and many more tortured and maimed.
time for Indian occupations to leave. Too many Kashmiris in IOK are dieing.
The barbaric killing spree by the blood-thursty, criminal and brutal Indian army is on-going in India-held and India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir of the helpless, feeble, weak, vulnerable, hapless and innocent Kashmiri people including women and children since last 70 plus years and the so-called global defenders and champions of liberty, peace, independence, human rights and pursuit of happiness for all races and religions are deliberately taking a nap. What a great and grave tragedy? Wake up please wake up before it's too late.
Cowards have tried the worst. The uprising will never be defeated.
The barbaric Killers.
Indian forces do not fire anyone innocent and kill. They have very strict orders not to do so.If the news is true then (which I do not believe)there may be other reasons to use deadly force or they get killed from other sources and not by Indian force.
This is totally not acceptable. These peoples are being killed because they want fulfillment of the promise Nehru made by signing the UN resolution agreeing to do a plebiscite in Kashmir
Those who pick up gun will perish.
Stone pelting is a barbaric method to hurt some one.
The so called democratic country is not only denying the hapless Kashmiris their basic human right but also brazenly covering up its illdeeds in Kashmir.