Kashmiris' movement could again turn into armed struggle: Yasin Malik

WASHINGTON: - A prominent Kashmiri leader, who sought to promote non-violence amid massive unrest in the disputed state, fears that their freedom movement could again turn into an arms struggle, and he called on the international community to intervene.

"Such a show of violence is pushing Kashmiri people, especially our youth, toward revolution," Yasin Malik told The Washington Post correspondent in New Delhi by telephone  from his Srinagar hospital bed after ending a hunger strike. "At this point, I think the international community has to step in. Otherwise, we fear a growing extremism. This kind of anger comes at the worst time."

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