Rebel professor among 10 killed in Indian Kashmir
9 years agoIndian Center Reserved Police Force (CRPF) personnel stand guard during imposed restrictions in Srinagar on May 6, 2018, following a call for strike by separatist group Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) in reaction to the recent clashes with government forces. Indian soldiers killed five Kashmir militants, including a university teacher who had been a rebel for only two days, in a gunfight Sunday as violence escalated in the disputed territory, police said. Two civilians were later killed when government forces opened fired to end protests over rebel deaths, inspector general of police Swayam Prakash Pani said.HABIB NAQASH / AFP
Thousands took to the streets of Srinagar, the disputed territory's main city, to show support for the slain militants and government forces opened fire to break up the protests, director general of police Shesh Paul Vaid said.