Christian School in Kashmir Attacked Over Reported Quran Desecrations
Over a dozen people have reportedly died in the clash that ensued between police and protesters, and a Christian private school was set ablaze in the volatile Himalayan region.
While violence and protests in Kashmir have been ongoing since June, Monday’s protests shifted from India’s rule over the disputed region to anti-Quran actions in the United States, where footage was taken of demonstrators tearing out pages from Islam's sacred text over the weekend.
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According to reports, protesters range from separatists who want an independent Kashmir state to others who demand that India’s central government remove thousands of Indian paramilitary troops, release political prisoners and lift laws that grant special immunity to security officers.
On Monday, in a rare sight, protesters shifted their anger to the United States, inflamed by reports on the Iranian state-run channel Press TV that the Quran was desecrated over the weekend in the United States. Likely acting on the called-off plan of a Florida pastor to burn Qurans, demonstrators reportedly tore pages from the Quran outside of the White House and in Tennessee. More...