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SRINAGAR: Security forces shut down roads and stepped up patrols on Wednesday in India-held Kashmir, a day before voters in the disputed region go to the polls. Tens of thousands of security forces have poured into the region ahead of Thursday’s vote. Tensions have skyrocketed in the Himalayan region since a February suicide attack that killed at least 40 Indian …

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