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29 March 2024

Thousands protest against killing of teenager in Indian Kashmir

Kashmiris join the funeral procession of teenager Zahid Farooq yesterday on the outskirts of Srinagar. (GETTY IMAGES)

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By AFP

Thousands of demonstrators shouting "blood for blood" and "we want freedom" protested in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir yesterday against the killing of a second teenage boy in a week.

Witnesses said 17-year-old Zahid Farooq was killed on Friday when security forces opened fire after a group of boys refused to leave a high-security area.

Police in the Muslim-majority region, where a revolt against Indian rule began two decades ago, said they were investigating the death.

Chief Minister of Kashmir Omar Abdullah vowed strong action over the boy's death.

 

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