Curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir
Indian authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Kashmir today to block a planned rally by separatists, the latest in a string of anti-India protests in the disputed Himalayan region.
Police used loudspeakers to tell people to remain indoors as thousands of police officers and soldiers patrolled empty streets to enforce the curfew.
In the last two months, Kashmir has seen some of the biggest anti-India demonstrations since a separatist revolt against New Delhi’s rule erupted in 1989.
About 40 protesters have been killed by security forces and more than 1,000 injured.
The Jammu-Kashmir Coordination Committee, a new alliance of Muslim separatists and representatives of businesses and lawyers, plans a huge rally Monday in the heart of Srinagar in defiance of the order.
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