Photos: Delhi riots, a day of shame

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A firefighter walks past damaged shops at a tyre market after they were set on fire by a mob in a riot affected area. The clashes between Hindus and Muslims have seen mobs armed with swords, guns and acid raze a northeastern district of the Indian capital. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A general view of a parking with burnt-out vehicles. The clashes, which also left almost 200 injured, were triggered by protests against a citizenship law seen by many critics as anti-Muslim and part of Modi's Hindu nationalist agenda. Image Credit: AFP

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Muslims leave a Hindu dominated locality in a riot affected area. The clashes exploded into brutal violence on Monday and Tuesday, with residents forced to flee their homes after seeing their homes distorted and a mosque attacked. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Paramilitary troops conduct flag march following clashes at Babarpur area in Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for calm Wednesday after Delhi's worst sectarian violence in decades left at least 22 people dead and calls for a military curfew. Image Credit: ANI

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A commuter rides a motorbike past burnt-out tyre market premises Image Credit: AFP

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People stand at a damaged fuel station after it was set on fire by a mob in a riot affected area Image Credit: REUTERS

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Two police personnel in a conversation as they stand guard at Jafrabad area in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI

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Local residents look at burnt-out vehicles following the clashes Image Credit: AFP

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People walk past security personnel patrolling near burnt-out and damaged residential Image Credit: AFP

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A view of the burnt shop Image Credit: ANI

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A man makes his way around burnt-out vehicles following clashes in New Delhi Image Credit: AFP

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A man walks past the paramilitary soldiers standing guard after violence in New Delhi Image Credit: AP

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Firefighters douse the burning wreckage of a shop at a tyre market after it was set on fire by a mob in a riot affected area Image Credit: REUTERS

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Delhi Police's Special CP (Law & Order) SN Srivastava (R) and Delhi Police spokesperson ACP Mandeep Singh Randhawa inspect Bhajanpura area following clashes in northeast Delhi Image Credit: PTI

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Paramilitary soldiers stand guard, as people ride past on a scooter in New Delhi Image Credit: AP

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Security personnel patrol near burnt-out and damaged residential premises and shops Image Credit: AFP

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Security personnel patrol near burnt-out and damaged residential premises and shops Image Credit: AFP

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Policemen move in a truck in a riot affected area Image Credit: REUTERS

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Indian Paramilitary force soldiers ask people to go back in their houses Image Credit: AP

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A woman carrying a child walks past security forces in a riot affected area Image Credit: REUTERS

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Muslims leave a Hindu dominated locality in a riot affected area in New Delhi Image Credit: REUTERS

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A woman walks past security forces patrolling a street in a riot affected area Image Credit: REUTERS

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Firefighters hold a water pipe to douse burnt-out tyre market premises in New Delhi Image Credit: AFP

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Paramilitary soldiers stand guard after Tuesday's violence in New DelhiPhoto/Manish Swarup) Image Credit: AP

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Security personnel patrol on a street near burnt-out vehicles Image Credit: AFP

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Security personnel stand guard on a street in New Delhi Image Credit: AFP

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Shopkeepers carry their belongings in a rickshaw after salvaging them from their damaged shops in a riot affected area in New Delhi Image Credit: REUTERS

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A Delhi police officer makes announcements to warn residents from venturing outside their homes as Indian security officers patrol a street in New Delhi Image Credit: AP

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Security personnel flag march at Jafrabad area in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI

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