Abdul Gani Bhat, Chairman of Kashmir's main separatist alliance, the
All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC), speaks to journalists
at the end of a meeting in Srinagar September 20, 2001. Kashmir's main
separatist alliance on Thursday urged people in the territory to ignore
a rebel call to join a strike in support of the beleaguered people of
Afghanistan. Four guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule in disputed
Kashmir have called for a strike on Friday against any military action
against Afghanistan where the prime suspect of last week's attacks in
the United States is believed to be holed up. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

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