SOPORE: Scores of students from Govt Boys Higher Secondary school, Degree College Sopore and Govt Girls Higher Secondary school took out a protest march against the arrests of several students during past two weeks in Sopore town of Baramulla district.
Reports said that amid raising pro-freedom slogans, the students took out a protest march from Government Boys Higher Secondary School Sopore towards the Degree College through Iqbal Market.
The protesting students were stopped by the security forces deployed in the area which resulted in massive clashes. The security forces used tear smoke to disperse the protesting students, including girl students. Reports added that eight students were injured while over two dozen girl students fainted during clashes.
Meanwhile, shopkeepers lowered their shutters and traffic went off the roads.
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