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Spontaneous Shutdown in South Kashmir Areas to Mourn Kulgam Killings

October 21

A shutdown is being observed in Pulwama, Kulgam and  Islamabad (Anantnag)  areas of the southern district to mourn the killing of Militants and Civilians is Kulgam District earlier on Sunday.

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They said that two of the Militants have been identified as Zubair Lone Ahmed Lone, a resident of Kulgam who was affiliated to  Jaish e Muhammad, Yazil Makroo @Abu Musa who was a resident of Arwani in Bijbehara area and Shahid ul Islam of South Kashmir Districts.

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All shops and business establishments were closed while public transport remained thin on roads.

The shutdown was spontaneous and no organization had called for the shutdown.