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One killed, two injured in Srinagar firing

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IANS Srinagar

One person was killed and two were injured Wednesday when security forces opened fire at stone-pelters who attacked a polling party in Srinagar, police said.

The incident took place in the old city area of Nawa Kadal.

As voting ended for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat at 5 p.m., a polling party returning with the voting machines was attacked with stones by a mob.

Security forces opened fire in self defence, and one person identified as Wasim Ahmad, 25, was killed.

Two other people, Nazir Ahmad and a woman named Halima, were injured in the incident, police said. Halima was hit by a pellet in her leg.

 

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First Published: Apr 30 2014 | 7:46 PM IST

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