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At least 10 injured in communal clash in Uttar Pradesh`s Azamgarh

by nehalarya | February 21, 2009 at 08:16 am

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Lucknow, Feb 21: At least 10 people were injured when Hindu and Muslims clashed in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, police said Saturday.

"The incident took place in the Srinagar Siara Bazaar locality when some members of the Ulema Council, who were returning to Azamgarh from Lucknow, allegedly shouted slogans against the Hindus," police inspector Kamlesh Singh told media over phone.

According to the police, two groups threw stones at each other. Some shots were also fired during the clash, a police officer said. No one was seriously injured in the clash, he added.

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tallison

at 08:52 on February 21st, 2009

Riots are common . People tend to come on the street and resort to violence at the drop of hat. Lies and counter lies. Commissions and enquiries and you never get at the truth ever.

rumana husain

at 10:17 on February 21st, 2009

you are right tallison. but even if one does "get at the truth" it will be like the swing of the pendulum...a hindu this time, a muslim another time...the age-long prejudices against each other on religious grounds have to be systematically and consistently uprooted from the length and breadth of the subcontinent. only some honest commitment will do to achieve this.