7 CIVILIANS INJURED IN CLASHES

SRINAGAR: Seven civilians were injured on Sunday in clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district following the killing of a militant commander. Stone-pelting youth clashed with the security forces in Sugan village, from which hailed Al-badr commander Zeenat-ul-islam, who was killed in a gunfight with the security forces on Saturday in Kulgam district along with his associate.the security forces fired in the air to disperse the protesters who resorted to violence while marching to attend the funeral of the militant commander, a police officer said. Police said the injured protesters, including one who suffered a bullet wound, had been shifted to a Srinagar hospital where his condition was stated to be critical.