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Violence erupts over author's knighting

SRINAGAR, Pakistan, June 23 (UPI) -- Violence erupted in Kashmir between police and protesters angered by Britain's decision to confer knighthood on author Salman Rushdie.

Protesters in the city of Srinagar threw rocks at police, who then fired tear gas, DNA reported Saturday.

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Protesters also shouted anti-British slogans in nearby Maisuman Friday as Muslim clergy urged a boycott of Rushdie's books for alleged literary insults against the Muslim people, it was reported.

Rushdie has lived with death threats since 1988 when he published "The Satanic Verses," which many in the Islamic world perceived as an irreverent depiction of the prophet Mohammed.

Rushdie's recent knighting during Queen Elizabeth's birthday celebration sparked new protests against the London resident.

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