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North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues

North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
01/05
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Civilians moving towards relief camps for safe shelter at Bilashipara, Assam, during recent ethnic clashes between two communities. The toll in continuing violence in western Assam recently reached 32.
North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
02/05
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Badaruddin Ajmal, MP visited one of the relief camps at Bilashipara during recent ethnic clashes between two communities.
North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
03/05
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A view of Government relief camp for safe shelter.
North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
04/05
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Civilians moving towards relief camps for safe shelter at Bilashipara, Assam, during recent ethnic clashes between two communities. The toll in continuing violence in western Assam recently reached 32.
North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
05/05
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Badaruddin Ajmal, MP visited one of the relief camps at Bilashipara during recent ethnic clashes between two communities.
  • North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
  • North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
  • North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
  • North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues
  • North Eastern Indian Ethnic Violence continues

The the north-eastern state of Assam, India is severely gripped in ethnic violence. The tensions between an ethnic-group called Bodos and migrant Muslim religious minorities over control of land and settlements have been simmering for a long time.

The the north-eastern state of Assam, India is severely gripped in ethnic violence. The tensions between ethnic-group called Bodos and migrant Muslim religious minority over control of land and settlements have been simmering for a long time.

Clashes broke out Last Friday night when four Bodo tribal were reportedly hacked to death by residents of a Muslim-dominated village in Kokrajhar.

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