Latest: Gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus bringing Hindu pilgrims back from a cave shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least seven of them, including five women, and wounding 14 others.

Tens of thousands of Kashmiris staged angry street demonstrations today after government forces killed four people and injured 31 others during the latest unrest against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region.

INDIAN security forces shot dead at least 11 Muslim demonstrators in Kashmir yesterday amid a wave of anger against India’s control of the region.

Kashmir’s oldest school burned down today in a suspected arson attack which sparked emotional street protests.