Kashmir protests over assault on Gaza, 50 injured

[Joanne98]

Source: Reuters


At least 50 people were injured when baton-wielding police in Indian Kashmir fired teargas shells on Friday to disperse hundreds of Muslims protesting at Israeli strikes on Gaza, police and witnesses said.

There were also demonstrations in other Indian cities, including New Delhi and Hyderabad.

In Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar, angry demonstrators shouting "Down with Zionist terrorism, down with Israel" burnt American and Israeli flags near Kashmir's grand mosque Jamia Masjid.

Police also clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in several other parts of the city. Most of the protests were staged after Friday prayers.


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