Indian forces blamed for Kashmir shootings

Published: Nov. 22, 2008 at 1:13 PM

SRINAGAR, India, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Two youths were fatally shot by Indian paramilitary forces Saturday during a disturbance in an Indian-controlled region of Kashmir, authorities said.

An unidentified senior police officer said the shootings began when congressional party candidate Mir Mushtaq traveled through the Kashmir town of Baramulla, CNN reported.

The officer said after protesters began throwing stones at Mushtaq's convoy in the India-controlled region, attached police forces opened fire on them.

During the Baramulla conflict, 10th-grader Manzoor Ahmad Kumar was killed.

After the teenager's body was moved to the town's so-called Old Town area by protesters, the violence spilled into that area as government forces attempted to implement a curfew.

The officer said in that second conflict a second youth, identified as Tanvir Ahmad Sheikh, was shot and killed by the government forces.

CNN said, according to police, six protesters were injured.

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