Kashmir Protesters, Indian Security Forces Clash

(16 Jun 2018) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4158960

One protester was killed on Saturday and at least 12 more injured as Indian security forces clashed with hundreds of anti-India protesters who took to the streets after special Eid al-Fitr prayers in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The protesters threw stones at the Indian forces, who responded with tear gas and shotguns.
Clashes erupted as people began marching through the streets shouting pro-independence slogans and carrying Islamic State group and Pakistan national flags soon after the special prayers on the holiday that ends the fasting month of Ramadan.
Rebel groups have been fighting since 1989 for Kashmir's independence or merger with neighboring Pakistan.
India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, which both claim in its entirety, since gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1947.

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