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Shujaat Bukhari murder: Has Ramzan ceasefire backfired?

Thousands of people poured in on Friday to pay tributes to Shujaat Bukhari, the editor of Rising Kashmir who was assassinated by militants on Thursday.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah attended the funeral at Shujaat's home in Baramulla. State Public Works Minister Naeem Akhtar, senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz, local journalists and others attended the funeral.

Local journalists have termed Shujaat's death as a big loss for the media in Kashmir Valley.

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