Ethnic Violence Continues In The Indian State Of Assam

India Sends More Troops To Strife-Torn Assam -- Al Jazeera

Federal government orders more troops to be sent to the three worst-hit districts to quell ethnic strife.

Indian authorities have rushed more troops to quell ethnic violence in a remote northeastern state where dozens of people have been killed over the past week and villagers are frightened to return to their burned-out homes.

On Thursday, Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi met with Bodo and Muslim leaders in an effort to defuse tensions and restore peace, while the federal government ordered more troops to be sent to the three worst-hit districts, Kokrajhar, Dibrugarh and Chirang.

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Sectarian Violence Grips The Indian State Of Assam

Nineteen Dead, 50,000 Flee As Violence Grips Assam -- Times Of India/Reuters

REUTERS: Thousands of people have fled their homes in Assam after fighting between Bodos and Muslim settlers killed at least 19 people, wounded many more, and left villages in flames, police said on Monday.

Police were forced to fire warning shots to disperse armed groups that were moving between jungle hamlets on Monday, setting fire to bamboo houses, police and aid workers in the area told Reuters. Soldiers and federal paramilitary forces were patrolling remote districts.

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30,000 flee clashes in northeast India: police -- AFP
Horror in Assam: Ethnic strife claims 19 lives at Pratapkhat train station -- Daily Mail
Tens of Thousands Flee Clashes in Northeast India -- Voice of America
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