Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 6: Police fired teargas shells and charged batons at protesters at Nowgam in Srinagar who defied restrictions today.
Defying the restrictions, a group of youth pelted stones at police and CRPF at Nowgam in protest against the November 3 killing of two youths in Army firing.
Restrictions, on November 4 were lifted last night though there were clashes between demonstrators and security forces throughout the day.
Restrictions were again imposed today after people, mostly youths again took to the streets, protesting against the killings of local youths.
Police charged batons to disperse the demonstrators which had no impact. Later, security forces burst teargas shells to disperse them at several places in Nowgam and adjoining areas. Stone pelting and bursting of teargas shells continued in which a number of persons, including security personnel, were injured.
The busy Natipora-Nowgam-bypass road has been closed and traffic diverted to other routes. However, traffic on bypass was plying normally as adequate security forces had been deployed to keep away demonstrators.
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