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Police fire at clashing mobs in Bangalore leaving one dead
One person was killed and four were wounded yesterday when police fired on clashing mobs of two communities in Bangalore, India's southerly technology hub, police and witnesses said.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 January 22, 2007
- Image Credit: AP
- Police officials take a man into custody after clashes broke out in Bangalore yesterday. Several vehicles were damaged and a few burnt by some miscreants in two localities of the southern city.
Bangalore: One person was killed and four were wounded yesterday when police fired on clashing mobs of two communities in Bangalore, India's southerly technology hub, police and witnesses said.
The clash occurred in the city centre after mobs belonging to one community went on a rampage, burning shops and vehicles owned by another community members.
Additional commissioner of police Bipin Gopalkrishna said police had been forced to open fire to break up the clashes. He said one person had been killed and four wounded.
A policeman was also stabbed by rioters and taken to hospital, a junior police officer said.
The violence occurred as activists moved through the city to join a rally organised by the right-wing Hindu radical organisation Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).
On Friday, thousands of demonstrators protesting against last month's execution of Saddam Hussain in Iraq clashed with police and destroyed shops and cars in the city.
Bangalore is home to about 1,500 global and Indian IT firms. Their operations were not affected by the violence as they are located on the city outskirts.
Police used teargas and batons to disperse the crowds. Prohibition orders preventing people from moving about in groups of four or more were issued in central Bangalore.
More than 2,000 police officers patrolled the affected areas as mobs targeted shops and vehicles, forcing the closure of some businesses, witnesses said.
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