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Violent protests rocked Srinagar city after Friday prayers as protesters shouted slogans and burnt effigies to demonstrate against human right violations across the Kashmir valley on Friday. The protesters took to street and shouted pro-freedom slogans. Scores of youths came on streets in Srinagar city and agitated against the police and security forces against the recent killings in the state. They also burnt an effigy of Chief Minister of the state, Omar Abdullah. Police and the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) resorted to using tear gas to disperse the agitating youths. Kashmir has been witnessing a series of demonstrations against the killing of some youths in police firing for more than a month now. A curfew was initially imposed on June 30 in parts of northern and southern Kashmir, including Srinagar, to stop demonstrations over the killing of protesters. It was lifted some days later, but was reinstated as fresh violence erupted. On July 8, the federal government deployed the army to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control. The deaths of at least 14 people, mostly protesters, in the past few weeks have triggered some of the biggest anti-India demonstrations in two years across the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley.
