The causalities were low in the intensive blast as the shops in the market were closed following a protest in the area against the 1993 massacre, in which 57 people were killed.
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On January 1, five Indian soldiers were killed in a gun battle at the Lethora-based camp, in southern Kashmir.
Iround half a million soldiers are deployed in the disputed territory. Nearly 70,000 people have been killed since the uprising started in the valley for the freedom.