Police foil Muharram Procession

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Srinagar: Police on Thursday baton charged hundreds of mourners and fired dozens of tear smoke shells after they defied the restrcitons and marched towards Lal Chowk from Shaheed Gunj area. 

The clashes occured when Shia mourners in a procession from Shaheed Gunj started proceeding towards City Centre. However,  the police which had seized all the entry points of city thawrted them from proceeding triggering clashes. The mourners,  however,  managed to enter into the city centre after defiying restrictions. At Jahangir Chowk police resorted to heavy baton charge and fired dozens of smoke shells to disperse mourners. 

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