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What happened at the Indian high commission in London?


Thousands of people, many waving Pakistani and Kashmiri flags, protested outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday in support of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
India's decision to revoke special status for Kashmir, along with a communications blackout and curbs on movement, caused fury in Pakistan, which cut trade and transport links and expelled India's envoy in retaliation.
In London, protesters carried banners saying "Kashmir is Burning", "Free Kashmir" and "Modi: Make Tea Not War", according to a Reuters reporter.
A small counter-demonstration was kept apart from the main protest by the police.
Four people were arrested for affray, obstruction of police and possession of an offensive weapon, police said.
"One person was injured during the demonstrations," they said.
A Reuters photograph showed police carrying away a large curved knife from the protest.
A blade recovered by police officers from demonstrators during a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London against the scrapping of special status for Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: Reuters)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an Independence Day speech on Thursday that spotlighted his decision to remove the special rights of Kashmir among the bold moves of his second term.
Many of the London protesters had come to the capital from other English cities on specially chartered buses.
"We want to show our solidarity with our Kashmiri brothers," said Amin Tahir, a British pensioner of Kashmiri origin who came from Birmingham on one of the coaches.
"Since 1947 Kashmir has been struggling to be free from India. Now Narendra Modi has changed the law by force to stop Kashmir's autonomy," he said.

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