Hindu-Muslim clashes claim 6 in India

By: Irfan Malik

HYDERABAD, India: Clashes between Hindu hardliners and protesting Muslims on the 11th anniversary of the razing of 16th century Babri mosque claimed at least six lives in Indian southern city of Hyderabad.

The clashes erupted when Hindu hardliners removed a black flag that residents of a Muslim-dominated neighborhood put up to mark their protest on December 6 against the destruction of the historic mosque.

Imprecise curfew was clamped in several areas of the city after the rioting in which more than 2-dozen people wounded.

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