Srinagar, July 8: Protests erupted in various parts of north and central Kashmir on Thursday, a local news agency KNS said.    
It said hundreds of people from Palhalan area in north Kashmir’s Varmul  district took to streets and staged massive pro-freedom protests.  
As soon as the demonstrators reached on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway, paramilitary CRPF troopers and the policemen fired teargas shells to quell the protesters, who retaliated wit stones triggering clashes that continued for nearly an hour.
Protests also erupted in neighboring Goshbug village this afternoon where people deified the curfew and staged demonstrations after rumors spread that a youth injured in police action yesterday had succumbed to injuries at the Srinagar hospital.
Irshad Ahmad, son of, Muhammad Razak Dar and Sajad Ahmad, son of late Ghulam Muhammad Yatoo were injured yesterday when the CRPF and the police used force to quell pro-freedom demonstrations in the area.
Protests against the recent spate of killings in the Valley were also held in interior areas of Sheeri, Khwaja Bagh, and some areas of the old town Varmul.
Ganderbal
In Ganderbal district, at least six persons were injured when paramilitary CRPF troopers and policemen fired numerous tear smoke canisters and resorted to baton charge to disperse demonstrators in Kurhama area.
Budgam
In central Kashmir’s Budgam district, senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader; Aga Syed Hassan led a procession of hundreds of people from Imam Bara to main chowk. The protesters staged a sit-in in the main chowk before dispersing off  peacefully.
Qazi Yasir held
 Reports from south Kashmir’s Islamabad district said that police arrested Mirwaiz south Kashmir Qazi Yasir and 20 other youth from Islamabad town on Thursday.

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