Over a dozen protests take place in Kashmir following deaths

Описание: (5 Mar 2018) More than a dozen protests erupted across Kashmir on Monday, as thousands of protesters poured into the streets of the disputed Himalayan region after soldiers killed four civilians and two suspected militants.
The overnight shooting at a military checkpoint threatened to spark even more unrest in a region that in recent years has seen renewed rebel attacks and repeated public protests against Indian rule.
The authorities had put parts of the densely militarized region under lockdown after the late Sunday night shooting, deploying soldiers and riot police, shutting schools and internet service and ordering people off the streets in places in an attempt to derail protests.
But widespread anger, along with funerals for the six killed and separatist calls for a business shutdown, helped ignite angry demonstrations, with thousands shouting slogans against India's army and demanding the end of New Delhi's rule over Kashmir.
Many protests centered around the town of Shopian, where the shooting occurred, an outwardly bucolic region of mountain forests and apple orchards.
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the protests.
The trouble began late Sunday night, when officials say a car refused to stop at a checkpoint outside a Shopian military base and militants inside fired at the soldiers.
In Srinagar, separatist leader Mohammed Yasin Malik was detained after he tried to hold a protest against the killings.
Kashmir is divided between Pakistan and India with both nations claiming the entire region.
Rebels have been fighting Indian rule since 1989, demanding Kashmir be made part of Pakistan or become an independent country.
India accuses Pakistan of arming and training the rebels, a charge Pakistan denies.
Nearly 70,000 people have been killed in the uprising and the ensuing Indian military crackdown.

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