After Violence Erupts In Kashmir, Disputed Region Shutters Storefronts In Strike
Raids on militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir became full gun battles last weekend, leaving at least 20 people dead. Pakistani leaders condemned the violence.
Shopfronts stood shuttered and classrooms sat empty in towns across Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday, just one day after a spasm of bloodshed killed at least 20 people, four of whom were civilians. Separatist leaders called for a general strike in protest, even as Indian security forces sought to subdue the unrest by cutting Internet access in some areas and patrolling streets in riot gear.
The relative — and heavily enforced — quiet in the disputed Himalayan region follows a weekend
