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Protesters and police clash in Indian Kashmir

(13 Sep 2008) 1. Youths, some masked, chanting pro freedom slogans. 2. Close up, masked protester shouting 3. Paramilitary police in riot gear 4. Protesters throwing stones. 5. Police watching as protesters advance up alley 6. Protesters advance up narrow street 7. Various, more protesters throwing stones 8. Police watching, protesters behind 9. Youths throwing stones 10. Tear gas cloud, pan to protesters running away 11. Various of police firing tear gas 12. Various of paramilitary police shielding themselves from protesters stones. 13. Wide of protesters pelting stones, paramilitary soldiers charging, pull out to debris-strewn street, zoom in to paramilitary running on them 14. Wide, paramilitary apparently beating person with batons STORYLINE: Government forces fired tear gas and swung batons to disperse crowds of stone-throwing youths demonstrating on Saturday against Indian rule in Kashmir, a day after two protesters died in clashes with authorities. Hundreds of Muslim protesters chanted "We want freedom" and "Indian forces leave Kashmir" as they flooded into central Srinagar, the biggest city in Indian-ruled Kashmir. Shops and businesses remained closed and traffic was sparse as security forces put up checkpoints. Police and paramilitary soldiers fired tear gas and mounted baton charges. A senior police official said at least one person was injured. On Friday, tens of thousands of Muslims took part in pro-independence rallies across Indian Kashmir, leading to scattered clashes with government forces that left at least two protesters dead and dozens injured. Prabhakar Tripathi, a spokesman for the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force, said allegations that soldiers had entered homes and shops and smashed windows and furniture, beating people with batons, would be investigated. More than two months of angry protests, some of the biggest anti-India demonstrations in two decades, have left at least 43 people dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir, most of them killed when soldiers opened fire on Muslim protesters. Separatist leaders have warned Indian authorities that the situation could spiral out of control if they "use force to break peaceful protests." Anti-India sentiment runs deep in Kashmir, India's only Muslim majority state, where most people favour independence from mainly Hindu India, or a merger with Muslim Pakistan. Kashmir has been divided between the two countries since 1947 when the two sides fought their first war over the region after British partition of the subcontinent. Both countries continue to claim all of Kashmir. Separatist movements in Indian-controlled Kashmir remained peaceful until 1989, when Islamic insurgents took up arms seeking to win independence for the territory or its merger with Pakistan. The fighting since has killed an estimated 68,000 people. Until the recent unrest, violence had eased considerably as India and Pakistan began peace talks in 2004 but the longtime rivals have yet to achieve agreement. 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...