Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Clashes Mark Final Kashmir Poll

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From The BBC:

Sporadic clashes between protesters and police have marked a seventh and final round of voting in state elections in Indian-administered Kashmir.

At least nine people were hurt when troops baton-charged stone-throwing protesters in Srinagar, police say. Two police were among those injured.

The BBC correspondent in Srinagar says voting was otherwise largely peaceful

Separatists opposed to Indian rule are boycotting the poll saying it serves to legitimise India's presence in Kashmir.

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