Five killed as protesters clash with security forces in Kashmir

Five youths were killed and many injured on Tuesday in clashes between protesters and security forces in Magam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest in the Valley to 63.

A CRPF vehicle was pelted with stones by a group of youth at Aripathan in the morning, and In a retaliatory action by the security forces, the deaths occurred, an official said.