Thousands Flee Kashmir After Security Alert: Indian Official

• Al Jazeera English Published on Aug 3, 2019
  Thousands of people have started leaving Indian-administered Kashmir after the local government issued a security alert related to possible armed attacks in the area, a senior government official said on Saturday. Thousands of troops are patrolling Indian-administered Kashmir after the cancellation of a Hindu pilgrimage. But some fear the deployment could be a way for the government to broaden its control over the disputed area. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez-Hodoyan reports.

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