Over 100 arrested in connection with India clashes

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Police in India’s western state of Gujarat arrested 140 people after clashes between Hindus and Muslims were triggered by a Facebook post, news reports said Monday.arrested

Authorities blocked mobile internet and text-messaging services in the city of Vadodara, where clashes since Thursday left more than a dozen people injured.

Mobs pelted each other with stones and set vehicles on fire during the weekend, but no fresh violence was reported overnight, police told broadcaster NDTV.

The clashes erupted after a Facebook post that some Muslims found offensive. The block on phone services will be in place until Tuesday to defuse tensions, officials said.

 

 

GNA

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