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Indian troops martyr 3 persons in occupied Kashmir
December 19, 2017

In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their fresh acts of state terrorism, martyred two youth and a woman and injured dozens during a cordon and search operation in Wanipora area of Shopian district, on Tuesday.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the bodies of the youth were recovered from the debris of three residential houses blasted by the troops in the area. 

The killings triggered anti-India demonstrations in different areas of Shopian. The troops fired bullets, pellets and teargas shells on the protesters resulting in the killing of a woman and injuring of several people.

Meanwhile, the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement in Srinagar called for complete shutdown, tomorrow, to protest against the killings in Kupwara, Handwara and Shopian.

On the call of resistance leadership, a protest march was held outside the office of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front at Aabi Guzar in Srinagar, today, to condemn the killings.

A large number of people including Hurriyat leaders and activists participated in the protest.