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Urgent: Indian army firing on protesters kills 2 Kashmir

Xinhua, April 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two young men were killed Tuesday after Indian army fired upon protesters in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, said the police.

The protest broke out in Handwara town of frontier Kupwara district following allegations from locals that a trooper tried to sexually molest a young woman. Endit