SRINAGAR, India — Government forces on Saturday fired shotgun pellets and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Shia Muslims participating in a traditional religious procession in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, injuring scores, eyewitnesses said. A duty officer said the police were confirming the number of injured. Medics at one hospital said they treated at least 30 people, some of them with pellet and teargas injuries. Many injured were taken to another hospital. Some mourners were also seen raising slogans seeking an end to the Indian rule in the disputed region.

Source: New York Times August 29, 2020 16:30 UTC