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Urgent: Police firing kills eight civilians in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Xinhua, July 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least eight civilians were killed and scores wounded Saturday after government forces fired on protesters in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

Protests and clashes broke out in the region, following the killing of top militant commander in a gunfight on Friday evening. Endit