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India ends police protection for Kashmir leaders after bombing
8 years agoIndian protesters try to push their way through policemen guarding an injured man who had been attacked after a mob believed he was a Kashmiri who had shouted pro-Pakistan slogans, in New Delhi on February 17, 2019. - Protesters in the Indian capital on February 17 beat up a man they accused of being a Kashmiri and shouting pro-Pakistan slogans, amidst a demonstration in reaction to the February 14 suicide bombing attack on paramilitary troops in Kashmir that left 41 soldiers dead. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Indian authorities withdrew police protection for five separatist leaders in Kashmir on Sunday amid mounting fallout from a suicide bombing that killed 41 soldiers in the disputed region. New Delhi…