Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sectarian Violence Grips The Indian State Of Assam


Nineteen Dead, 50,000 Flee As Violence Grips Assam -- Times Of India/Reuters

REUTERS: Thousands of people have fled their homes in Assam after fighting between Bodos and Muslim settlers killed at least 19 people, wounded many more, and left villages in flames, police said on Monday.

Police were forced to fire warning shots to disperse armed groups that were moving between jungle hamlets on Monday, setting fire to bamboo houses, police and aid workers in the area told Reuters. Soldiers and federal paramilitary forces were patrolling remote districts.

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More News On The Sectarian Violence In The Indian State Of Assam

Thousands flee rioting in Indian state of Assam -- BBC
Army out in Kokrajhar as riot toll touches 19 -- Times of India
Tens of thousands flee northeast Indian villages as ethnic clashes leave at least 18 dead -- Washington Post/AP
30,000 flee clashes in northeast India: police -- AFP
Horror in Assam: Ethnic strife claims 19 lives at Pratapkhat train station -- Daily Mail
Tens of Thousands Flee Clashes in Northeast India -- Voice of America
Muslim-Bodo mistrust exists for many decades -- Times of India

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