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The death toll from violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir climbed to 19 yesterday, as security forces fired on protesters defying a curfew and were themselves pelted with stones.

Nearly 300 security officers have been injured, the police said, since clashes broke out Monday.

The dead on Monday included Sheik Abdul Aziz, a former anti-Indian militant who joined the moderate faction of the Kashmiri separatist group called the Hurriyat Conference. Tens of thousands of people attended Mr. Aziz's funeral yesterday in Srinagar.

Police vans and police stations were burned during the day, as well as the homes of some police officers and politicians.

Credit: New York Times