ISLAMABAD – Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyredthree Kashmiri youth in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Friday.According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS) , the troops martyred the youthidentified as Lateef Ahmed Dar, Tariq Molvi and Shariq Ahmad Negroo duringa violent cordon and search operation in Adkhara area of the district.Earlier, an Indian soldier was injured in an attack in the same area.The killings triggered massive anti-India demonstrations in the area.Indian police and troops fired bullets, pellets and teargas shells todisperse the protesters, injuring more than twenty persons. Three of theinjured were referred to Srinagar hospitals for specialised treatment.Reports of demonstrations and clashes were also received from Lal Chowk,Reshi Bazar and Old Town areas of Islamabad after the killing of the youthin Shopian.The occupation authorities imposed strict restrictions in Shopian districtand snapped internet services across south Kashmir. The authorities alsosuspended train service from Srinagar to Banihal.Meanwhile, a report released by the Research Section of Kashmir MediaService on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, today, revealedthat eighteen journalists have been confirmed as being killed whileperforming their duties during the Kashmiris’ ongoing liberation strugglesince 1989.The report said that in the occupied territory, almost routinely, thejournalists face manhandling, abductions, murder attempts and death threatsby the Indian troops and all this has made their everyday work extremelydifficult.
Massive anti India demonstrations, protests and clashes with security forces in Occupied Kashmir
