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Three protestors killed, ten injured in Mendhar clashes | Three protesters were killed and ten seriously
injured when police opened fire in Mendhar town of Poonch District on Wednesday.
Other reports said at least 30 had been injured in the clash. Muslims chanting
"Down with Quran desecrators" and "We want freedom", were a holding a protest
against alleged reports of the burning of the Quran in the United States. During
the protest, they tried to set a missionary school on fire, which prompted the
police to open fire. The injured protesters were brought to Rajouri and then airlifted
to Jammu for treatment. Bashir Khan, an eyewitness, said: "A peaceful procession
was being held, but sub-divisional police officer ordered indiscriminate firing
on peaceful protestors." The new clashes came two days after 18 protesters and
a police officer were killed in street battles. Authorities slapped a round-the-clock
curfew across the territory and also threatened to shoot violators on sight. The
recent eruption of violence has left the government searching for a new strategy
for dealing with the protests. This summer, the violence in the Kashmir Valley
has claimed nearly 90 lives.
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