Curfew reimposed in Indian Kashmir

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SRINAGAR, Oct 8 (AFP): Indian security forces reimposed a curfew in parts of Indian Kashmir Friday after a hardline separatist called for fresh protests against Indian rule.
A curfew was imposed in parts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, and some volatile towns in the northern districts of Baramulla and Kupwara, a police statement said.
The Muslim-majority Himalayan region has been wracked by demonstrations since June 11 after a police teargas shell killed a 17-year old student. Since then a total of 110 protesters and bystanders have been killed.
As violence spread, authorities slapped stringent curfews on most of the region, arrested activists and occasionally ordered the army on to the streets of Srinagar.
The curfew was lifted early this week.
"We have reimposed curfew to pre-empt violence after Friday prayers," a police officer said, asking not to be named.
Hardline separatist Syed Ali Geelani, who has been spearheading the protests, has called upon residents to stage anti-India protests after Friday prayers.
There have been no major protests over the past 10 days after New Delhi took some measures to defuse local anger.