Picture of Youth Congress activists at a protest near Pakistani High Commission in Delhi against the killing of five soldiers in Poonch on August 7.
Indian security forces have used water cannons to disperse large crowds of angry people protesting outside Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi.
New Delhi has witnessed widespread protests against the killings of five of its soldiers along the de-facto border with Pakistan in the Indian-administered Kashmir.
Indian government officials say the soldiers were killed by gunmen, some in Pakistani Army uniforms.
The attack on the Indian Army is one of the worst seen since the two nuclear-armed rivals signed a truce in 2003.
For its part, Pakistan accused India of cease-fire violations in Pandu along the Line of Control which divides Kashmir. Islamabad says two of its soldiers were seriously wounded when Indian troops opened fire on Wednesday.
The recent tensions have cast doubt on the possible resumption of bilateral peace talks which have been frozen since January.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947– two of them over Kashmir.
Kashmir lies at the heart of more than 60 years of hostility between India and Pakistan. Both neighbors claim the region in full but have partial control over it.
Thousands of people have been killed in Kashmir over the past 20 years.
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Republished from: Press TV