Riots in India after teenage boy's death

CLASHES erupted between residents and government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir's main city yesterday, a day after a teenage boy was killed, allegedly by a rubber bullet fired by police.

Shops, businesses and schools in Srinagar were closed and public buses stayed off the roads in protest at the boy's death.

The 17-year-old student, Tufail Ahmed Mattoo, died on Friday. Local people claimed he was not part of the protest.

Police called the death "mysterious" and said they were investigating.

Thousands of people defied restrictions imposed by authorities and police and soldiers fired tear gas to quell the protests.

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