A general strike is being observed in Indian-administered Kashmir amid warnings that a planned execution may threaten the region's peace process. Police have again fired teargas to disperse protests three days after a date was set to execute a Kashmiri man. Mohammed Afzal is due to be executed on 20 October for his role in an attack on the Indian parliament in 2001. The strike was called by hardline separatists, but moderate politicians are also seeking a stay of the hanging. Protests have been led by a number of separatist leaders opposed to Indian rule. The chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Mohammad Yasin Malik, led thousands in a procession in Mohammed Afzal's hometown of Sopre. ... http://news.bbc.co.uk censor News |
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