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Killing of Kashmir journalist shocks India, Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen have killed Kashmir journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar. His assassination highlights the risks to journalists working in Kashmir, an India-administered region beset by protracted violence.

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