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Kashmir protester shot dead as Indian cabinet meets

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have shot another person dead in protests, as India's cabinet meets to discuss the volatile Kashmir situation.
Four others were wounded after the security forces fired at anti-India demonstrators in Bandipora district.
More than 70 people have now died since June, when anti-India protests erupted after police shot dead a teenager.
Meanwhile, Indian officials will decide whether to lift measures that give sweeping powers to forces in Kashmir.

The Cabinet Committee on Security will discuss on Monday what to do about the 20-year-old Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which human rights activists say is often misused by Indian forces.

KASHMIR FLASHPOINT

The latest violence took place in Ajas and Sadrakute villages in Bandipora district, north of the state capital, Srinagar.
Nisar Ahmed Bhat was hit in the chest by a bullet and died on the way to hospital. One of those injured was reported to be in a serious condition.
An indefinite curfew remains in place in the main city of Srinagar and other big towns in the region.
The measures were imposed after mass protests against Indian rule turned violent on Saturday.
Reports that copies of the Koran were damaged by anti-Islam protesters in the US on the anniversary of 9/11 over the weekend have further stoked tensions in the Kashmir Valley.
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Budgam and other towns, chanting anti-America slogans.
An angry mob has set fire to a Protestant-run school.
Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for more than 50 years.

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