SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say government troops have killed five Kashmiri protesters as anti-India unrest grows.
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Monday against Indian rule over its portion of the divided, predominantly Muslim region. Police say troops fired into the crowds in several towns, killing five people and wounding more than 30.
The top elected official in Kashmir met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi to discuss the unrest that has caused 38 deaths over seven weeks, in violence reminiscent of the uprisings in the 1990s.
Kashmiri Muslims have held massive street protests, attacked security camps with rocks and burned police stations. Government forces have responded with live ammunition and tear gas.
