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Godhra death toll rises to six
[Dawn]  The corpse count in an overnight clash between two groups in New Bloody Karachi rose to six on Monday and the police claimed to have locked away about a dozen suspects in an 'operation' after the incident.A bigwig said the total of six people, including a woman, were killed in an exchange of gunfire between the two sides fighting over the management of a hospital in Godhra. "We have enhanced police deployment in the affected area where our 20 mobile vans and over 125 coppers are patrolling and are deployed in different pockets," said SP Salam Sheikh of New Bloody Karachi. "We have locked away nearly a dozen suspects and seized arms from them. "A much larger number of suspects are being interrogated by the Rangers as well." He said the dispute between two religious groups over the management of an area hospital led to the violent situation on Sunday night but claimed that the deployment of the police and Rangers in the area had helped resume normal life on Monday. New York: 2 Cops Among 47 Shot in Weekend Violence Three were shot at a parade in Brooklyn. Bystander killed while daughter looks on. Chicago: 8 Killed In Holiday Weekend Violence
Posted by: Fred 2011-09-07 |
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