Violent protests in IHK after man run over by army truck

Violent protests erupted in Indian Occupied Kashmir Saturday after a man was run over by an army truck, news reports said. A mob torched the army vehicle and injured two soldiers after the accident in the town of Khannabal, 55 kilometres south of the state capital of Srinagar, IANS news agency reported, citing police.
Yasir Ahmad Wani, 27, died on the spot, a senior police official was quoted as saying. Local youths set the truck on fire and pelted stones at the army convoy, which was passing through the area, police said. Police managed to evacuate army personnel on board the truck before it was set on fire. The situation in the area was tense but under control, the police said.