Kashmir: Violence in the Vale

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The group of Kashmiri herdsmen seemed innocent enough as the Indian police patrol approached them. Clad in traditional skullcaps and flowing, grey-brown woollen pherons, the herdsmen stared blankly until the police drew near enough to ask them a question. Had they seen anyone suspicious in the vicinity? In reply, one of the herdsmen whipped a Sten gun from under his voluminous robe. Within seconds, four Indians lay dead. Similar incidents erupted throughout mountainous Kashmir last week, killing 29 Indians and wounding 27 more. According to the Indian government, the murderous men...

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