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Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday scuttled a plan of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to host a party convention at his residence here, triggering clashes between Hurriyat activists and police. [caption id=“attachment_2348396” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File photo of Syed Ali Shah Geelani. AFP[/caption] A large contingent of police was deployed along the Airport Road, blocking the entrance to Geelani’s residence at Hyderpora, where he was scheduled to address a party convention, a police official said. Irked by this, Hurriyat activists assembled at a nearby Mosque and tried to break through the police cordon, the official said. Police used water cannon, batons and fired a few rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the protesters. There were no reports of anyone getting injured in the brief clashes, he added. PTI
Authorities on Sunday scuttled a plan of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to host a party convention at his residence here, triggering clashes between Hurriyat activists and police.
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