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Election in Indian Kashmir
People queued to vote on Monday, the first day in phased elections for a new state government in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir [AFP]
Published On 17 Nov 2008
17 Nov 2008
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Security is particularly tight in view of violent anti-India demonstrations by Kashmiri Muslims in recent months [AFP]
Despite the security arrangements, protests took place in several towns in the Kashmir valley [AFP]
In some towns, Indian police used tear gas to break up protests against the election [AFP]
Women were involved in some of the separatists' confrontations with the police [AFP]
The high voter turnout in many Kashmir towns in cold weather surprised observers as separatists had urged a boycott [AFP]