Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Authorities today scuttled hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's plan to host a party convention at his residence here, triggering clashes between Hurriyat activists and police.
A large contingent of police was deployed along the Airport Road, blocking the entrance to Geelani’s residence at Hyderpora, where he was scheduled to address a party convention, a police official said.
Irked by this, Hurriyat activists assembled at a nearby Mosque and tried to break through the police cordon, the official said.
Police used water cannon, batons and fired a few rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the protestors.
There were no reports of anyone getting injured in the brief clashes, he added.
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Published on August 23, 2015
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