Burhan Wani death anniversary: Protests mark occasion, curfew imposed in Jammu and Kashmir
Protests broke out in parts of Jammu and Kashmir despite security personnel patrolling during strict curfew imposed on Saturday.
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Shiv Sena Dogra Front activists shout slogans and burn a Pakistani flag during a protest on the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in Jammu on Saturday. The death of the charismatic 23-year-old last year, who had built up a big following on social media, sparked an outpouring of grief and anger that spilt onto the streets of the state and led to months of clashes with security forces. PTI
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Security personnel patrolling the city during a curfew imposed in Srinagar. Curbs on the assembly of people under Section 144 CrPc had been imposed in Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir and in Baramulla district in north, officials said. PTI
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Protestors throwing stones on security forces amid bursting tear gas shell during clashes in Srinagar on Saturday. Witnesses and police said clashes broke out when protesters tried to reach the family home on Saturday morning and were blocked by government forces. PTI
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Around a dozen protesters were injured, one of them critically, when government forces fired pellet guns into a crowd of protesters. PTI
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A woman and her son look on as a security guard stands at a road during curfew. Shops and business establishments remained closed and traffic was off the roads at Banihal and Bhaderwah in Ramban and Doda districts following a shutdown call that was given by a religious organisation. PTI
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All university examinations scheduled for the day have been postponed. Schools were also closed earlier in the week. Separatist leaders — most of whom were either detained or confined to their homes in the run-up to the anniversary — had called for a week of protests from Saturday to mark Wani’s death. PTI
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All roads leading to Burhan Wani’s home town of Tral in south Kashmir were closed and authorities seized thousands of motorbikes to prevent people travelling between villages in the area. PTI
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Movement of vehicles on the national highway slowed down due to the restrictions. In view of the prevailing situation in the Valley, the Amarnath pilgrimage had also been suspended from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu till further orders. PTI
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A woman walks on a road covered with stones after clashes between security forces and protesters in Srinagar on Saturday. Police fired tear gas canisters when protesters threw rocks at them. PTI
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