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Kashmir sees rise in violence after Yasin Malik sentenced to life

Protesters throw stones towards Indian security forces who fired tear gas during a demonstration ahead of Yasin Malik's sentencing, near his residence in Srinagar [Danish Ismail/Reuters]

At least 10 rebels have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since an Indian court sentenced prominent Kashmiri pro-independence leader Yasin Malik to life in prison earlier this week, officials say.

The region’s police told Al Jazeera that four suspected rebels were killed in two separate gunfights in the disputed region on Friday.

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