SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say two men have been killed and nearly two dozens injured when government forces fired at anti-India protesters in Kashmir following a gunbattle that left three rebels dead.
Police say Indian troops laid a siege around a village in southern Pulwama area early Saturday on a tip that militants were hiding there. Three rebels were killed and two soldiers wounded in the clash.
Hundreds of people marched near the site in in solidarity with the rebels. Government forces fired bullets, shotgun pellets and tear gas at the stone-throwing protesters, killing two and injuring about 26 others.
India and Pakistan each claim the divided territory of Kashmir in its entirety.
