SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A Kashmiri Indian man set himself on fire Friday to protest a police ban on religious processions marking the Muslim month of Muharram in Indian-controlled Kashmir's main city. Police said that the man suffered minor injuries and was been detained. During Muharram, Shiite Muslims commemorate the seventh century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. Authorities imposed a curfew in at least at three places in Srinagar fearing the religious processions would turn into anti-India protests. Police said that clashes erupted when troops tried to stop groups of Shiite Muslims from gathering. Large public gatherings have been banned in Indian Kashmir since the outbreak of an armed insurgency against Indian rule in 1989.
Kashmiri man sets himself on fire to protest ban
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A Kashmiri Shia mourner runs after setting his hand on fire in Srinagar, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Police used tear gas and batons to break up religious processions marking the Muslim month of Muharram in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir as a Kashmiri man set himself on fire flaying these restrictions in the disputed region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as a Kashmiri family walks towards a hospital in Srinagar, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Police in Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday imposed curfew and other restrictions in central Srinagar to prevent Shia Muslims from taking part in Muharram procession. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Indian policemen stand watch behind barbed wires set up as road blockade in Srinagar, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Police in Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday imposed curfew and other restrictions in central Srinagar to prevent Shia Muslims from taking part in Muharram procession. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Indian policemen set up a road blockade with barbed wires in Srinagar, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Police in Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday imposed curfew and other restrictions in central Srinagar to prevent Shia Muslims from taking part in Muharram procession. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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