Clashes between Indian forces, Kashmiri protesters injure 25
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Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Indian-controlled Kashmir who hurled rocks and chanted anti-Indian and pro-Pakistan slogans Friday, and officials said at least 20 police personnel and five protesters were injured.
Clashes erupted in at least two places in Srinagar, the region's main city, and the southern town of Tral shortly after Friday prayers as hundreds of young people tried to march through the streets to protest the killing of a militant commander's brother. The Indian army said the man was killed in a gunbattle along with a militant on Monday near Tral, while his relatives and local residents said he was tortured to death. Tral is nearly 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Srinagar.
