Government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir fired warning shots and tear gas Friday to disperse Muslim protesters angry at the publication of a caricature of Prophet Muhammad in the latest issue of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Protests broke out in the main city of Srinagar after Friday prayers with worshippers carrying placards reading "Down with Charlie" and chanting slogans against the Indian rule and in favor of Islam.

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Security fired shots and tear gas in at least at three places, while the protesters hurled rocks at them, police said. Read more...More about India, Us World, World, Charlie Hebdo, and Paris Attacks