WORLD BRIEFING / INDIA
Police fired warning shots and used tear gas and batons to quell thousands of protesters across Indian Kashmir after the deaths of two young women who residents say were raped and killed by Indian soldiers.
More than 100 people, including 15 police officers, were injured in clashes between government forces and protesters in Srinagar, the main city of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, and several towns in the region, police said.
Police have rejected the protesters’ allegations and said the women appeared to have drowned in a stream.
Anti-India sentiment runs deep in Kashmir, and the deaths sparked anger in the disputed, mostly Muslim region.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
