100 injured in India’s Kashmir protests

Police say around 100 people have been injured as government forces fired tear gas and shotgun pellets to quell thousands of protesters who threw rocks and burned a government office in the Indian portion of Kashmir.

Apoliceofficersaidclashes erupted when police tried to stop the marchers heading to a village in response to a call from separatist groups challenging India’s sovereignty.

Also yesterday, key separatist leaders refused to meet a group of Indian lawmakers who came from New Delhi as part of government efforts to restore normalcy in Kashmir.

A prolonged curfew, communication blackouts and a tightening crackdown have failed to stop some of the largest protests in recent years, triggered by a rebel commander’s killing in July.