<p>Mobile internet services in the Kashmir Valley were today snapped following the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru amid apprehensions of a backlash.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All the mobile internet connections stopped functioning this morning as the news about hanging of Guru broke out.<br /><br />Although, no reason has been given for snapping the services, it is believed that the step was taken as a preemptive measure to stop misuse of internet.<br /><br />In the past, authorities have suspended internet and mobile services during the 2010 summer unrest in the Valley as some people used the internet to mobilise protests.<br /><br />These services are suspended on every Republic day and Independence Day as a precautionary measure as well.</p>
<p>Mobile internet services in the Kashmir Valley were today snapped following the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru amid apprehensions of a backlash.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All the mobile internet connections stopped functioning this morning as the news about hanging of Guru broke out.<br /><br />Although, no reason has been given for snapping the services, it is believed that the step was taken as a preemptive measure to stop misuse of internet.<br /><br />In the past, authorities have suspended internet and mobile services during the 2010 summer unrest in the Valley as some people used the internet to mobilise protests.<br /><br />These services are suspended on every Republic day and Independence Day as a precautionary measure as well.</p>