General strike hits Kashmir

Описание: (11 Jun 2002)

*TOKO MATERIAL*
1. GV's of streets of Srinagar
2. Exterior of closed shops
3. Close up of locks on the shops
4. Armed security on the streets
5. Close up of a soldier
6. GVs of two soldiers walking down the street
7. Busy street with traffic

STORYLINE:

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an umbrella organization of Kashmiri separatist groups, called a strike in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday to protest against the arrest of their leader, Saeed Ali Shah Geelani.

The pro-Pakistan separatist leader was arrested on Sunday in Kashmir by Indian police who accused him of illegally receiving money to support Kashmiri militants.

Police and tax officials raided the home of Geelani, head of the right-wing religious-political group Jamaat-e-Islami, and took him into custody under an anti-terrorism law passed by India's Parliament in March.

Most of the shops in Srinagar closed but the public transport was functioning largely as normal with only twenty five percent not working.

Security remained at its normal level.

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