2 killed, 75 injured in Held Kashmir protests

Indian troops patrolled Kashmir's streets Saturday, a day after police shot dead two protesters during demonstrations against a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Police fired bullets and tear gas on Friday to beat back thousands protesting premier Singh's two-day visit to the revolt-hit Muslim majority region. Officials said two people were killed and 75 others, including 34 troopers, were hurt in the clashes in the Indian Kashmir summer capital of Srinagar, where Singh later held talks with local political leaders. "Both (protesters) were killed when security forces opened fire after tear gas shelling and baton charges proved ineffective to disperse stone-pelting mobs," said a police officer on condition of anonymity. Authorities Saturday deployed thousands of police and federal paramilitary soldiers amid simmering tensions as the prime minister flagged off the first train in the Kashmir Valley.