The BBC’s Altaf Hussain: “The government is clueless as to what to do about it”
Tens of thousands of people across Indian-administered Kashmir have joined protests against Indian rule, following prayers to mark the end of Ramadan.
A government building and a police checkpoint were set on fire in separate rallies in the city of Srinagar.
The demonstrators carried green Islamic flags and chanted slogans demanding autonomy and freedom.
Seventy people have been killed in protests in Kashmir since June. But clashes are rare during Eid al-Fitr.
‘Lingering dispute’
Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse the protesters who attacked the police checkpoint near the Hazrat Bal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday, and burned the nearby offices of the state police force and the electricity department.
“We want freedom. Go India, go back,” the demonstrators chanted. “Our nation, we’ll decide its fate.” …
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