Three injured in clashes in north Kashmir

Three persons were injured,two of them seriously,when security forces fired to quell a mob which attacked a CRPF patrol party and tried to snatch the weapons of the jawans in Pattan in north Kashmir on Saturday.

The incident took place at Kreeri in Pattan when locals went on a rampage and attacked a CRPF patrol which was enforcing curfew in the area,police said.

The security forces made several attempts to disperse the crowd but it turned more violent and tried to snatch the rifles of the CRPF jawans,they said.

Security forces then opened fire in which three persons,including a 17-year-old girl,were injured,police said,adding the condition of two was stated to be serious.