Two separate gun battles between rebels and Indian troops in restive Kashmir leave at least nine dead including five suspected rebels, police say
Locals said Indian troops used residents as "human shield" and damaged one civilian home with explosives.
After the clash, villagers threw rocks at security forces, who responded with teargas, while lawyers in the state's high court went on strike in protest over Dar's death. Government forces fired shotgun pellets and tear gas at protesters, who threw stones at them. No one was immediately reported injured in the street clashes.
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