70 injured in fresh Kashmir violence

Srinagar, Aug 13 (UNI) About 70 people were injured, eighteen of them with bullet wounds, when security forces and police opened fire and burst teargas shells to disperse processionists supporting the Muzaffarabad march and protesting the killing of more than 20 people and injuries to over 500 during the past three days in the Valley.

Meanwhile, the toll in yesterday's police and security force firing has risen to 15 with the death of two more injured in the hospital today.

CRPF opened fire at Keller in Pulwama this evening to disperse a procession of about 5000 people.

Sources said three of the criticaly wounded, who had received bullet wounds in the head, were admitted to SKIMs at Soura.

The other injured were admitted to different hospitals.

Two persons received bullet injuries when CRPF opened fire at Gawkadal this evening.

Security forces opened fire after bursting of teargas shells and lathicharge had no affect on the pro-freeom slogan shouting processionists at Habba Kadal in the old city.

The injured were hospitalised where the condition of one of them is stated to be critical.

A violent mob set on fire Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) at Bemina while CRPF damaged the window panes of more than two dozen houses, including a UNI photographer, and a mosque at Safa Kadal this afternoon. Yesterday violent mob had destroyed a roadside bunker deserted by the CRPF.

About 40 persons, injured in different parts of the city this afternoon were admitted to different hospitals.

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