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SRINAGAR New Balance Clearance , Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two youth were killed and several others injured in clashes between government forces and locals following militant killings in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Monday.


The killings took place after government forces fired upon protesters in Shopian and Pulwama districts, south of Srinagar city Cheap New Balance China , the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.


Intense clashes broke out at Awneera village of Shopian where three militants and two Indian troopers were killed on Sunday.


A 25-year-old youth, Muhammad Sayeed Bhat of Shirmal village of Shopian was hit by bullet near the gunfight site and succumbed to his injuries in the evening.


Another youth Owais Ahmad Dar was killed after receiving multiple pellet wounds in his chest when government forces fired pellets to disperse the protesters near Kakapora village of Pulwama district.


"Last evening after the encounter ended in Shopian, a mob started pelting stones on security forces in Kakapora who were on their way back from the encounter site. While dealing with the mob, one youth identified as Owais Ahmad Dar suffered pellet injuries. The injured was shifted to Srinagar hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries Cheap New Balance Shoes ," a police spokesman said.


Clashes also erupted in several places at Kulgam and Shopian resulting in injuries of several people.


Local media reports put the number of injured at around 30 during daylong clashes.


People assembling at gunfight sites in support of militants and attacking government forces with stones has evolved as a new phenomenon of resistance in the region. Despite reprimand from police and army to stay away from gunfight sites, people continue to ignore calls and readily defy restrictions.


Meanwhile, hundreds of people Monday participated in the funeral procession and mourning of the slain youth at Shopian and Pulwama. People shouted anti-India and pro-freedom slogans during the procession. Both the districts are observing a complete shutdown against the killings.


Anti-India sentiment runs deep in the psyche of majority of Kashmiris. Irate residents took to roads and clash with police. The youth throw stones and brickbats on contingents of police and paramilitary, who respond by firing tear smoke shells Cheap New Balance 247 , pellets and bullets, which often proves fatal.


Fearing protests over civilian killings, authorities have closed all the educational institutions across Muslim majority areas of the region.


A separatist movement and guerrilla war challenging New Delhi's rule is going on in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989.


Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain Cheap New Balance 997 , the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.


There has been an increase in the gunfights in this region that saw many militants and civilians dead