OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: At least seven people, including three civilians, were killed in fighting in Indian held Kashmir on Wednesday that sparked angry retaliatory protests and violent street clashes across the restive Himalayan region.

In the latest shootout, Indian forces martyred three gunmen and a civilian allegedly being used as a human shield in Kulgam district in southern held Kashmir, police said.

Hundreds of civilians marched on the village, chanting anti-India slogans and throwing stones at government forces who responded with live rounds, pellets and tear gas.

On Wednesday, students protested against Indian rule at occupied Srinagar’s largest university, while shops were closed in the city.—AFP