Indian troops patrolled tense, curfew-bound cities in Kashmir on Wednesday in a show of force to help quell increasingly violent street protests.
Patrols in Srinagar, Kashmir's main city, and the key town of Baramulla marked the first time in nearly two decades the army was called in to help police and paramilitary forces curb deadly civil unrest in the troubled Himalayan territory.
The recent deadly violence during demonstrations against Indian rule have raised concerns the situation could spin out of control.
"We are out to give support to the state machinery. We are ready to move anywhere, anytime," Col. Vineet Sood, an army spokesman, …
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