India: Curfew Imposed in Hyderabad Over Communal Violence

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | March 31st, 2010 | Trackback

Three days of Hindu-Muslim clashes that erupted over an argument about flags for a religious festival caused two deaths, at least 80 injuries and a curfew in Hyderabad, a city in South India where global technology companies have a major presence. The riots took place in the old city away from the technology centers, but tensions remained high despite a heavy police presence that brought the situation under control. Hyderabad has experienced sporadic unrest in recent months over a push to carve a new Indian state out of Andhra Pradesh called Telangana.

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