P Chidambaram

SRINAGAR, India - Government troops fired into crowds of protesters Monday as tens of thousands of people across Indian-controlled Kashmir demonstrated their rejection of India's rule over the predominantly Muslim region, police said.

SRINAGAR, India - Government troops fired into crowds of protesters Monday as thousands of Kashmiris demonstrated their rejection of Indian rule over the predominantly Muslim region, police said.

SRINAGAR, India - Government troops fired at thousands of activists protesting Indian rule over the country's portion of Kashmir on Monday, injuring six people in persistent violence that has left 33 people dead over the past seven weeks.