Jammu & Kashmir, April 23 -- A complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir on Wednesday in protest against the deadliest militant attack on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years.

Businesses and educational institutions across Kashmir are shut in protest against the attack that killed more than 20 people on Tuesday. Public transport facilities have also been affected.

Protests also erupted in several parts of Kashmir, with people taking to the streets to condemn the brutal attack.

The shutdown was called by Hurriyat leader and head of Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in protest against the gruesome killings.

The strike call was also given by prominent trade bodies, transport associations, and civil society g...