In New Delhi, Days Of Deadly Violence And Riots
Clashes began Sunday, when local officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party vowed to clear anti-government protesters from the capital.
by Laurel Wamsley
Feb 26, 2020
2 minutes
Riots and mob violence have rocked neighborhoods for three nights in New Delhi — the Indian capital's worst sectarian tumult in decades. At least 20 people have been killed in the fighting, which follows months of mostly peaceful protests over a new citizenship law that excludes Muslim refugees.
Clashes erupted Sunday after a local official from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party vowed to clear anti-governmentthat Delhi police had three days to clear the protest sites. Groups were soon throwing rocks and attacking each other.
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