Curfew imposed in parts of Indian Kashmir

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SRINAGAR, India (AFP) — Authorities in Indian Kashmir on Thursday widened a curfew in the region to prevent protests by Hindus angered by the revocation of a land transfer order to a Hindu pilgrims' trust, officials said.

Jammu, the region's second biggest city, was hit by violent protests by Hindu nationalists demanding the state government stick by a decision to give land in the Muslim-majority area to pilgrims despite a week of deadly rioting.

Protests in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley have left five dead and hundreds injured.

Hindu-majority Jammu was put under an indefinite curfew on Wednesday after angry protesters attacked police and government property.

"We had to take the step to prevent loss of precious lives," said divisional...