Do not harm Amarnath yatris, appeals Hizb

SRINAGAR, JULY 8. The Kashmiri militant outfit, Hizb-ul- Mujahideen, today appealed to the other militant outfits to declare the Amarnath Yatra route as ``safe''.

``We appeal to the other militant outfits not to indulge in any act along the Amarnath route which will provide a handle to the Indian forces to harass innocent people under the pretext of providing security to the pilgrims,'' a Hizb-ul spokesman, Mujahid Masood, said in a statement here.

He said all militants must make sure that their actions do not allow the enemy to launch ``negative propaganda against our freedom struggle''.

As many as 23,706 pilgrims had `darshan' of Lord Shiva at the cave shrine till this morning, official sources said here today.

- PTI

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