A top rebel leader in Kashmir was killed in a gunbattle with Indian forces Thursday, triggering street protests in the disputed Himalayan region, police said. Abu Qasim was a Pakistani national and operations chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, which India blames for several attacks across the country, including the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, said police Director-General K. Rajendra Kumar. There was no independent confirmation or comments from militants fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir. But as the news spread, hundreds of people tried to march to…
Read MoreProtests hit Kashmir after India says it killed top rebel
