Is Iranian TV to Blame for Deadly Protests in Kashmir?

Kashmiri Muslims carry the coffin of Yasir Rafiq, a relative of senior separatist leader Yasin Malik, during his funeral in Srinagar, India.

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Last week's deadly outburst in Kashmir, sparked by reports of a Koran being desecrated in the US, claimed two dozen lives as police fired on rampaging mobs. In the wake of this summer's widespread political unrest, alleged footage of Americans tearing pages out of a Koran on Sept. 11 prompted protesters, mainly Shiite Muslims, in the Indian-controlled territory to defy curfews, torch a Christian school and try to burn another. Government officials believe Iran's Press TV, which is popular among Kashmir's Shia, played a major role in instigating the violence.

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