Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday lamented the killing of six civilian, 3 militants and an army personnel in south Kashmir Pulwama.

Omar tweeted: “Another blood soaked weekend in Kashmir. 6 protestors killed, 1 solider killed in the line of duty. Together with the 3 militants from this morning’s encounter that’s 10 dead. Reports of many injured at the encounter site. What a horrible day!”

While three militants and an army personnel were killed during a gunfight, the six civilians fell to government forces’ bullets during protests near the gunfight site.

This post was published on December 15, 2018