Protests erupt in Kashmir over Indian move to end autonomy

The protesters gathered by the thousands after Friday prayers and set off from a mosque in the Kashmiri capital of Srinagar, chanting slogans about freedom. In Soura, a neighborhood in the northern part of Srinagar on the edge of Anchar Lake, men, women and children gathered after Friday prayers and began marching in violation of prohibitory orders. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the decision to alter Kashmir’s status as a “new dawn” for residents of the troubled region.