SRINAGAR, India, August 24, SPA -- Security forces fired tear gas andused batons to try to break up protests in Kashmir valleyon Sunday, hours after authorities imposed an indefinitecurfew in Muslim-majority areas of the volatile Himalayanregion, the Associated Press reported. The curfew comes amid a weekend general strike in theregion's main city and the largest protests against Indianrule in more than a decade, intensifying the turmoil thathas roiled the region for almost two months. Police drove through neighborhoods in the mainly MuslimKashmir Valley before dawn Sunday announcing the curfew andwarning residents to stay indoors. Thousands of securityforces patrolled the deserted streets of Srinagar, thelargest city.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/584465