Kashmir extends curfew over land row

2008-08-05 03:00:17 GMT2008-08-05 11:00:17 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

An Indian Army soldier patrols during a curfew in Jammu Aug. 4, 2008. Authorities in Kashmir extended a curfew on Monday in Jammu after violent protests over the weekend against the government by Hindus for halting the transfer of forest land. Hindus in Jammu have been protesting over the past three weeks and the Indian army was sent to the city on Friday after two Hindu protesters were killed. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

An injured demonstrator is rushed to a hospital after he was wounded in a clash with police in Jammu Aug. 4, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Authorities in Kashmir extended a curfew on Monday in Jammu after violent protests over the weekend against the government by Hindus for halting the transfer of forest land. Hindus in Jammu have been protesting over the past three weeks and the Indian army was sent to the city on Friday after two Hindu protesters were killed.

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