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Leh, Sep 25: Curfew continued on Thursday in Leh town after four protesters were killed and 40 injured in a clash with the security forces a day earlier when unruly mobs torched vehicles, burnt down the local BJP office, and partially gutted the office of the hill council.Congress leader and councillor, Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag, has been booked for allegedly making a provocative speech at the hunger strike venue on Tuesday.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has blamed the hunger strikers, including climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, for inciting Wednesday’s violence.The BJP office, Leh Hill Council office and CRPF Gypsy were torched by an unruly mob and several vehicles were damaged in stone pelting, which prompted police and paramilitary personnel to open fire and use tear-smo

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