The weeks before the strike on the army camp in Uri saw a sharp escalation of tension with India blaming Pakistan for instigating the violence that erupted in Kashmir with the shooting in July of 22-year-old terrorist Burhan Wani. Thousands of people marched in protest over Wani's death, and targeted security forces. Nearly 90 people were killed in the unrest that stretched over nearly six weeks; more than 10,000 were injured. India says Pakistan funded and incited the riots; Pakistan has eulogized Wani as a "martyr" and declared the unrest as "a freedom movement."
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