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ISLAMABAD,APP): Five civilians including a boy were
killed and several others injured due to the firing of Indian
forces on peaceful protesters in Srinagar and Budgam districts.
Four civilians were killed and over a dozen wounded when
Indian police and troops opened fire on protesters at Aripanthan
in Beerwah area of Budgam district, KMS reported.
A 10th class student, Muhammad Yasir Sheikh, was killed
after Indian police directly fired upon demonstrators in Batamaloo
area of Srinagar.
With these killings, the death toll in the ongoing Kashmir
Intifada has risen to 79.
The intifada was triggered by the extra-judicial killing of
the top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Burhan Wani, on July 8,
this year.
Besides killing of 79 people, over 8,000 people have been
injured so far due to the firing of pellets, bullets and teargas
shells by Indian troops and police personnel on peaceful
protesters across the Kashmir Valley.
Meanwhile, the puppet authorities continue to impose curfew
and other restrictions for the 39th consecutive day, today, across
the territory to prevent people from staging demonstrations
against the civilian killings.
Almost all Hurriyet leaders including the Chairman of All
Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq,
Muhammad Yasin Malik, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Agha Syed Hassan Al-
Moosvi Al-Safvi, Bilal Siddiqui, Zafar Akbar Butt and Muhammad
Rafiq Ganai have been put under house arrest or behind the bars to
prevent them from leading the demonstrations.