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Violence mars Kashmir Valley again as students clash with security over Pulwama row

Fresh violence broke out in the restive Kashmir Valley, as students clashed with security forces in several places here on Monday, as they protested a police raid on a college in south Kashmir. 
Fresh violence broke out in the restive Kashmir Valley, as students clashed with security forces in several places here on Monday, as they protested a police raid on a college in south Kashmir. (Photo | AFP)
Fresh violence broke out in the restive Kashmir Valley, as students clashed with security forces in several places here on Monday, as they protested a police raid on a college in south Kashmir. (Photo | AFP)
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Several student group agitated against the the 'brutality' perpetrated by the police on students of Degree College in Pulwama on Saturday in which at least 60 students were injured. The Kashmir University Students Union, a banned student body, had reportedly called for protests in all colleges and universities following the earlier incident. (Photo | AFP)
Several student group agitated against the the 'brutality' perpetrated by the police on students of Degree College in Pulwama on Saturday in which at least 60 students were injured. The Kashmir University Students Union, a banned student body, had reportedly called for protests in all colleges and universities following the earlier incident. (Photo | AFP)
Trouble began when a group of students took out a rally near Sri Pratap (SP) College in the vicinity of Lal Chowk against the Pulwama incident, triggering clashes between the students and the security forces, officials said. The police fired teargas shells and resorted to lathi-charge to drive away the protesting students who indulged in stone-pelting and other violent measures to fight them. (Photo | AFP)
Trouble began when a group of students took out a rally near Sri Pratap (SP) College in the vicinity of Lal Chowk against the Pulwama incident, triggering clashes between the students and the security forces, officials said. The police fired teargas shells and resorted to lathi-charge to drive away the protesting students who indulged in stone-pelting and other violent measures to fight them. (Photo | AFP)
Soon afterwards, protests broke out in nearby Women's College and colleges elsewhere in the Valley. (Photo | AFP)
Soon afterwards, protests broke out in nearby Women's College and colleges elsewhere in the Valley. (Photo | AFP)
The clashes led to disruption of normal activity in various places including Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the city, officials said. Many shopkeepers pulled down shutters and traffic too was disrupted. (Photo | AFP)
The clashes led to disruption of normal activity in various places including Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the city, officials said. Many shopkeepers pulled down shutters and traffic too was disrupted. (Photo | AFP)
The protests also culminated in security personnel getting injured and officials claimed to be compiling their list. (Photo | AFP)
The protests also culminated in security personnel getting injured and officials claimed to be compiling their list. (Photo | AFP)
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