Indian troops martyr 2 youths in Bandipore

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ISLAMABAD: Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Bandipore district, today.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the troops killed the youth during a siege and search operation at Manpora in Naidkhai area of the district. The operation is going on in the area.

A senior police official of Bandipore district claimed that the youth were militants and were killed in an encounter with the troops. Earlier, an Indian soldier was killed in an attack in the same area.

Meanwhile, forceful protests erupted in Naidkhai as the news about the killing of the youth spread in the area. Hundreds of people took to the streets, raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans.

The protests were going on till reports last came in.