One dead as police fire at Kashmir protest
Indian police opened fire on Saturday to disperse thousands of people protesting against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a child and wounding 25 demonstrators. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been rocked by a series of pro-independence protests in the last six weeks and at least 22 people, mostly protesters, have been killed by security forces.
The authorities have imposed an on-and-off curfew in Kashmir, at the core of a dispute between India and Pakistan. Fresh demonstrations broke out on Saturday, a day after four protesters were killed and 75 injured in day-long clashes between stone-pelting protesters and government forces. (Reuters)
