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Protests in Bijibehara after Quran Pages found in Fireworks

ISLAMABAD; 10, Aug 2013: Violent protests erupted in Bijbehara town of south Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district on Saturday after locals found Quranic verses written over the paper used in fire crackers.

According to reports some kids in the Zirpora area of the town were bursting fire crackers and found Quranic verses on the piece of paper used to wrap the fire cracker, after it exploded.

The local youth in Bijbehara came onto the streets soon as the news spread and clashed with the police and the CRPF personnel, who were already deployed across the town in wake of a protest call extended by the pro-freedom leadership.

People came out in large numbers in the area while clashes between youth and the Indian forces continued till evening.

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Ayaan Maqsood - Correspondent Kashmir Informer.

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