Man killed in Army firing during clashes in Kupwara

SRINAGAR: A 22-year-old man was today killed allegedly in Army firing during clashes with stone-pelting protestors in Kupwara district, police said.

A group of protestors pelted stones on an Army convoy at Trehgam in Kupwara district around 8 pm,  a police official said.

He said the troops opened fired to disperse the protestors, resulting in injuries to two of them.

“One of the injured, Khalid Gaffer, succumbed to injuries at a hospital. He was hit by a bullet in the throat,”  the official said. (AGENCIES)

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