Three injured during clashes in Downtown

At-least three youth received pellet injuries after the clashes erupted in some areas of old Srinagar city after Friday congregational prayers. Eyewitnesses said that shortly before the Friday congregational prayers a large contingent of police cordoned off Jamia Masjid Srinagar that sparked protest in the area. The protests spread in adjacent areas including Gojwara. Reports said that amid pro-freedom slogans, group of youth waved posters of Islamic State and Hizb Chief Syed Salahuddin. The protesting masked youth also unfurled Pakistani national flags.  “Police initially exercised restraint. As the protests intensified,…

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