Protests erupted outside Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid, in Nowhatta, after Friday prayers. Amidst pro-freedom and anti-India slogans, protesters pelted stones at the police. The police resorted to tear gas shelling and firing pellet guns in order to disperse the protesting youth. “Despite tear gas shelling, the youth didn’t backtrack and more protesters joined the group and the protests spread to adjacent areas including Gojwara, Saraf Kadal and Rajouri Kadal,” eyewitnesses said. There were, however, no reports of any injuries. As clashes between forces and protesters continued, there was also a…
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