Militants hiding among the protesters lobbed two grenades at the security forces during a stone-throwing protest near the Government Degree College in Pulwama on Wednesday. Later, the security forces opened fire, injuring more civilians. Security forces lobbed teargas shells to chase the protesters. Earlier, three civilians were injured in the action by security forces at Safa Kadal. He called for “a comprehensive, meaningful and sustained political dialogue with all stakeholders”.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2016 18:57 UTC