Muslim men take to the streets to protest the Indian general elections on May 8, 2009 in Srinagar in the state of Jammu Kashmir, India. At least 30 people were injured when Indian police in Kashmir's main city fired teargas shells to disperse thousands of Muslims protesting the general election. Separatists oppose the holding of elections in Kashmir, arguing that they will not resolve the future of the disputed territory, held in part by India and Pakistan but claimed in full by both. Turnout in the Kashmir valley, flashpoint of a two-decade-long insurgency, was as low as 19 percent .
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