
Shops and businesses were closed in Indian-controlled Kashmir and small protests broke out after separatists called a strike Wednesday following the killings of two teenagers by army soldiers at a roadblock, according to ABC news.
Government forces fired tear gas in a suburb of the main city of Srinagar to disperse protesters who hurled stones at police and paramilitary soldiers. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The army said Wednesday it regretted the killings, ordered an investigation and removed 16 soldiers from field duty pending the inquiry. The main separatist alliance, All Parties' Hurriyat Conference, called for the strike to press for an independent investigation into the killings.
An army spokesman said soldiers fired at a car carrying four young men out on an errand after they failed to stop at two checkpoints in Nowgam, a Srinagar suburb, late Monday
"Soldiers signaled them to stop, but they sped away. The soldiers fired when they tried to barge through a third checkpoint," said Lt. Col. Nitin N. Joshi.
The two other men were wounded and their condition was stable, Joshi said.
GMT 10:31 2018 Thursday ,04 January
S. Korea well prepared if N. Korea attends OlympicsGMT 11:41 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Calls for probe into migrant death in SpainGMT 18:09 2017 Tuesday ,19 December
White House blames North Korea for cyberattackGMT 14:38 2017 Tuesday ,19 December
N. Korea weapons 'sprint' revives spectre of nuclear exchangeGMT 18:45 2017 Monday ,18 December
US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump's Jerusalem decisionGMT 16:37 2017 Monday ,18 December
Britain, France will back UN draft rejecting US Jerusalem moveGMT 07:32 2017 Thursday ,28 September
Trump says US captive in North Korea was torturedGMT 21:17 2017 Wednesday ,10 May
Israel demolishes five Palestinian houses in Negev's Saawah villageMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor