1/02/2012 05:56:00 AM
SRINAGAR: Police say troops in Indian-administered Kashmir have opened fire on hundreds of villagers who were protesting against frequent power cuts, killing one person and injuring two others.
Police say the paramilitary troops began shooting Monday as the protesters shouted slogans outside the main gate of a power plant near Baramulla town.
They say one protester died on the spot and two others were hospitalized.
The Himalayan region faces power cuts of up to 16 hours a day despite bitterly cold winter temperatures as low as 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
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