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Indian police patrolled the northern city of Leh on Thursday, a day after protests demanding greater autonomy for the Himalayan territory of occupied Ladakh turned deadly when security forces opened fire. At least five people were killed and about 100 wounded, including 30 police officers. The city appeared deserted, with most main roads blocked by coils of razor wire and guarded by police in riot gear. A doctor at Leh’s SNM Hospital said they had treated about 100 injured people since Wednesday, some of them police. “We have operated upon six injured people, three of them had bullet injuries and others internal bleeding in the chest and broken ribs,” said the doctor, who asked not to be identified.
