Riot police officers run towards protesters during a demonstration against power outage in Muzffarabad on March 21, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
A heavy police contingent arrived at the scene as the protesters tried to enter the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The police resorted to aerial firing and baton charged the protesters to disperse them.
As many as 50 people, including the DSP of Muzzaffarabad, sustained minor injuries when the protesters pelted stones at the police. They also set a police bus on fire.
The protest continued for more than an hour.
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There is a limit to patience . Why drag the issue so far as to make people angry and frustrated.