Three die in south India after religious riots
[The Peninsula] Police killed three people after opening fire to break up religious festivities in southern India Wednesday, officers and reports said.
The violence broke out in the old quarter of Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, which has a sizeable Mohammedan population.
Trouble erupted after some people attacked houses and shops of a religious minority following rumours that a religious flag had been burnt.
Posted by: Fred 2014-05-15 |