The damaged house at Soimoh village of Tral where Bhat had been hiding. He was killed in an encounter with security forces. Pic/PTI

Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who succeeded Burhan Wani, was killed on Saturday, along with another militant, in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Kashmir's Pulwama district. The encounter triggered massive protests erupted at many places in south, central and north Kashmir in which one civilian was killed and at least 30 people were injured.