NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in the region after last week's killing of local militant leader Burhan Wani.
"There's blood everywhere" a volunteer at a hospital in Srinagar tells me, "it's like a war zone" #KashmirUnrest
— AssedBaig (@AssedBaig) 12 July 2016
Most of those killed were protesters, who took to the streets after the death of Burhan Wani, the young leader of the region's largest rebel militia, Hizbul Mujahideen.
Situation in Kashmir is getting bad to worse & I suggest that Govt should call all parties meeting.
— SHARAD YADAV (@SharadYadavMP) 12 July 2016
Wani was killed by Indian security forces in a shootout on Friday, according to AP.