At least 12 injured in Eid day clashes in Kashmir
Besides Srinagar, reports of unrest came from Anantnag, Sopore and Pulwama as Muslims of all classes thronged places of worship for offering Eid prayers at the end of the month-long fasting of Ramazan.
According to media reports, police had to fire tear gas shell in Srinagar, where two Central Reserve Police Force jawans suffered injuries after being hit by stones outside the Eidgah after the Namaz. Police had to lob tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd.
Security forces resorted to firing pellet guns in Sopore to control a violent mob, in which ten people were injured.
A mob resorted to stone pelting at Janglat Mandi in Anantnag town after the Eid prayers, forcing police to burst tea as shells.
Sporadic clashes reportedly continued in Anantnag for over an hour.
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