A curfew was lifted from most of Indian-held Kashmir on Sunday, but a strike called by APHC to protest against recent civilian killings kept shops and offices closed. Indian security forces have been struggling to control a wave of demonstrations in the occupied valley after being accused of killing 15 civilians - many of them teenagers - in a month.
A police officer who declined to be named told AFP the curfew had been lifted except in some restive parts of occupied Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian held Kashmir.
The curfew had been imposed in occupied Srinagar last Tuesday to contain protests after three people were killed in firing by police and paramilitary troops. Much of Kashmir remained shut down on Sunday after APHC urged people to observe a strike to protest against Indian rule of the region and the civilian deaths. Thousands of security personnel patrolled the deserted streets of occupied Srinagar.
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