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Curfew in Leh after desecration leads to violence
Terror gripped the Buddhist-majority town of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir as clashes between Muslims and Buddhists continued over the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran. Authorities declared a state of curfew and called in the army and the para-military Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to maintain order. Police said they had arrested 31 people.

Clashes erupted in the Bodh Kharboo region of Kargil district on Monday after some unidentified people allegedly tore off pages from a copy of the Holy Quran in a mosque. The tension spread across Ladakh region. A defence spokesman here said that five to six military units were deployed to the area immediately and the situation was brought control.

The situation spiraled out of control on Wednesday after activists of the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) rampaged through the town and attacked houses of the Muslim minority community in the town following rumors that Buddhists have been attacked in the nearby Muslim dominated Kargil district. According to reports, 60 LBA activists stoned houses near an imambargah in Haji colony and burnt tents set up to provide medical assistance to Shia mourners. Earlier, a large contingent of Muslim demonstrators, led by leaders of the Anjuman-ul-Moenul Islam assembled near the imambargah in Leh to protest against the desecration of the Holy Quran.
Posted by: Fred 2006-02-11
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