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Indian troops martyr one Kashmiri youth in Kulgam
May 29, 2019

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In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred one Kashmiri youth in Kulgam district on Wednesday.

The troops martyred the youth during a cordon and search operation in Tazipora area of the district.

Meanwhile, several youth are injured in the violent actions of Indian forces in Sopore, Ganderbal and Pulwama areas.

Several students sustained injuries after Indian forces fired pellets and teargas shells on students during anti-India and pro-freedom protests in Ganderbal, Pulwama and Sopore areas.

Meanwhile, fifty people were injured, some of them critically, due to the use of brute force by Indian forces on peaceful protesters in Kulgam district today.

People took to the streets in Tazipora-Mohammadpora area after the killing of a youth by Indian troops during a cordon and search operation in pre-dawn hours.

Indian police and troops fired bullets, pellets and teargas shells to disperse the protesters, triggering clashes between the demonstrators and the forces’ personnel.