Shootout near Kashmir shrine leaves four dead

Clash sparked a showdown between protesters and police, who fired tear gas

Afirefight near a 14th century Muslim shrine killed at least four in the Kashmir capital yesterday and sparked protests in the city, police said.

Police said three militants and a police officer were killed in the battle in streets near the Khanqah-e-Moula shrine.

The clash sparked a showdown between protesters and police, who fired tear gas at stone-throwing demonstrators shouting anti-India slogans.

Witnesses said the gunfire broke out after soldiers knocked at the door of a house and took away a young man.