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Militants Offer Gun Salute to Hurriyat Activist

October 11

Militants on Thursday offered gun salute to a Hurriyat activist who was shot dead by unknown gunmen this afternoon in Memander area of South Kashmir’s Shopian District.

Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that a group of militants appeared in Shopian’s Memander during the funeral prayers of slain Hurriyat activist Tariq Ahmad Ganie.

The militants fired several shots in air to pay tribute to the slain activist.

The Hurriyat Activist was abducted by unknown gunmen this afternoon and later shot dead near his home.