A strike called to protest against the killings of 35 Hindus has shut down parts of Indian-administered Kashmir.
Suspected Islamic militants killed them in two separate incidents in the state’s Jammu region, which is dominated by Hindus.

The killings came days ahead of scheduled talks between the Indian prime minister and separatists.

India says the attacks, the worst since it agreed a 2003 truce with Pakistan, are aimed at derailing peace efforts.

On Tuesday, Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil travelled to Kashmir but was unable to visit the site of the attack because of bad weather.

The strike in protest against the killings has affected life in all the major towns of the state’s Jammu region.

No group has come forward to say they carried out the killings which have been blamed on separatist militants.
bbc.co.uk

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