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Separatists reject accord, sporadic incidents in Valley

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Press Trust of India

Posted: Aug 31, 2008 at 2053 hrs IST

Srinagar, August 31: The Coordination Committee of separatist outfits on Sunday rejected the accord reached between the Jammu and Kashmir Government and the group, which led the stir, on resolution of the vexed Amarnath land transfer issue.

"Although the land issue has no importance for us at the moment, we reject the agreement," a spokesman of the Committee said.

On the other hand, sporadic violence occurred in Kashmir Valley with mobs, protesting among other things the accord on the Amarnath land issue, indulging in clashes with police prompting authorities to re-clamp curfew in parts of Srinagar, Baramulla and Kupwara districts.

At least nine persons were injured as police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells to disperse mobs also protesting the arrest of separatist leaders, youth and highhandedness of security forces, official sources said.

They said angry youths clashed with police in Sopore township of Baramulla, Baramulla district town and Kupwara district town in protest against the signing of the accord between the Sri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti and the panel set up by Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra.

Police assisted by security forces used batons and teargas shells to disperse the protesters resulting in the injury to five persons at Ribbon village in Sopore.

In Srinagar, trouble began within minutes of the announcement of relaxation of curfew in interior parts of the city when groups of youth took to the streets and started raising ‘anti-India’ slogans and demanded release of arrested leaders and other youth.

Within no time, the protests which started from Rajouri Kadal spread to adjoining localities including Nowhatta, Malaratta, Saraf Kadal, Nawab Bazar, Zaldager, Nallah mar, Habbakadal and Tankipora, the sources said.

A youth identified as Irshad Ahmad Kenu was hit by a bullet in his leg, while three others were injured in baton charge at Rajouri Kadal, the sources said.

Fearing more trouble, the authorities immediately re-clamped curfew and drove people back to their homes.

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