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Regional shutdown

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Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

A curfew was imposed and a total shutdown was observed in Jammu city on Friday and the Army conducted flag marches in sensitive areas following massive protests and incidents of stone-pelting and arson over the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.

  • Total Duration 5 days

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Local impact

A curfew was imposed and a total shutdown was observed in Jammu city on Friday and the Army conducted flag marches in sensitive areas following massive protests and incidents of stone-pelting and arson over the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.

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#PulwamaTerrorAttack: Curfew imposed in Jammu following massive protests. Internet has also been shutdown in Jammu as a precautionary measure. Watch @sunilJbhat's #ReporterDiary More videos https://t.co/FAHzdjSiWA … pic.twitter.com/wE7jsTnZiA — IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) February 16, 2019
#PakTargetsBraves #RIPBraveHearts #PulwamaTerrorAttack #IndiaUnited Curfew was imposed and internet was shutdown in Jammu as a precautionary measure.https://t.co/yyeZ8WwCKL — IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) February 15, 2019

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Social media

Tried to WhatsApp my parents, but no contact. Is the net connection not available in Jammu. I thought it was restricted in Srinagar only — Kashmiri M🌶rch (@dear_sangeeta) February 16, 2019
 

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