Indian police fire on protest in Kashmir, 2 dead

 At least two demonstrators died on Sunday when Indian police opened fire on thousands of pro-independence protesters in the Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir.

At least 25 people, mostly of them protesters throwing stones, have been killed by security forces over the past six weeks during the biggest demonstrations against Indian rule in two years. Locals say the protests are spontaneous but India has blamed separatists and Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant group based in neighboring Pakistan, for fomenting the latest violence. (Reuters)