Schools, offices and shops were closed and public transport was off the roads in Kashmir on Friday after four pro-Pakistani militant groups called a general strike in support of the people of Afghanistan.
Streets and markets in Srinagar were mostly deserted as people stayed indoors, following the call for the strike by four militant Islamic organisations Groups of youths pelted stones at a few buses which were plying in two areas in downtown Srinagar, shattering their window panes. Police said no one was injured in the attacks on the buses.
The Al-Umar Mujahedeen, Al Badr, Jamaiat-ul Mujahedeen and the Harkat-ul Mujahedeen said the strike was a show of solidarity with Afghanistan which is facing US military action for sheltering Osama Bin Laden, the prime suspect of last week's attacks in the United States.
Bureau Report