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Sunday, 12 September 2010

Buildings Are Set Ablaze During Protests in Kashmir

NEW DELHI — Thousands of demonstrators staged a violent protest in Kashmir on Saturday, setting fire to a police office and other government buildings in the latest angry outburst after three months of almost daily Muslim protests against Indian rule in the Himalayan region. Tauseef Mustafa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A state government building burned in Srinagar, Kashmir, on Saturday during a day of violent protests by Muslims. Related Times Topic: Kashmir Security forces...

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