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SRINAGAR: ISIS and Pakistani flags were displayed again on Friday near Jamia Masjid in Shopian.
There have been more than a dozen incidents of ISIS flag raising in Kashmir valley in recent months.
Young, masked protestors raised ISIS and Pakistani flags after Friday prayers in Srinagar.
After Friday prayers, a protest rally was carried out by young, masked men hoisting flags of Pakistan and ISIS outside Jamia Masjid in Shopian.
Clashes broke out between security personnel and the protestors. Police stated that they had started an investigation.
Over two dozen youths have been identified by security agencies for allegedly raising the flag of Middle-East terror group ISIS in J&K in the recent past.
“These youths were behind almost all incidents where ISIS flags were raised in Kashmir. We are keeping a close eye on all of them,” a senior official said.
The youths were identified on the basis of intelligence inputs, footage of CCTV cameras, still and video photographs.
ISIS is a banned organization in the country. The group has taken over a large part of Iraq and Syria and known for its brutality towards its hostages.
