Protesters clash with police for second day
(2 Feb 2010) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of Paramilitary soldiers chasing protesters; protesters throwing rocks 2. Various of protesters throwing rocks 3. Protesters throwing stones at a paramilitary vehicle 4. Wide of paramilitary soldiers running for cover and firing in air; protesters throwing stones 5. Wide of policeman firing 6. Policeman firing tear gas 7. Wide of protesters throwing stones at a paramilitary vehicle 8. Wide low shot of paramilitary soldier standing guard near closed shops 9. Various of shops closed due to protest strike STORYLINE Violent protests rocked Indian-controlled Kashmir for a second day on Tuesday as rock-throwing protesters clashed with government forces to protest the death of a teenage boy hit by a police-fired tear gas shell. Police and paramilitary soldiers fired in the air and used tear gas to quell the protests in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir''s main city. Shops, businesses and government offices were closed and public buses stayed off the roads during a strike to protest the teenager''s death. Groups of protesters gathered on the streets of Srinagar in response to a call for a strike by the region''s main separatist alliance. Thousands of police and paramilitary soldiers patrolled the streets and erected road checkpoints. On Sunday, 14-year-old Wamiq Farooq was struck on the head by a tear gas shell fired by police just after a protest against Indian rule ended. Police later said the officer who fired the tear gas had been suspended for "a callous and irresponsible action." Kashmir, which is predominantly Muslim, is divided between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety. Anti-India sentiment runs deep in the Himalayan region, where more than a dozen rebel groups have been fighting for Kashmir''s independence from India or its merger with neighbouring Pakistan since 1989. More than 68-thousand people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the uprising and the subsequent Indian crackdown. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
