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December 3, 2008 2:05:16 AM CST



14 Die in Indian Race Riots

Posted May 30, 07 4:24 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – An ethnic minority in Northwest India clashed with police yesterday during a demonstration, leaving 14 people dead. The Army has been called into Rajasthan to restore order, after tens of thousands of Gujjars blocked a key highway and fought with police trying to break up their protest.

The Gujjars, a nomadic tribe which the BBC describes as large and politically influential, are demanding inclusion in an affirmative action program that would give them access to government jobs and spots in schools and colleges. Police opened fire on the group after they blocked the highway connecting Rajasthani metropolis Jaipur with Agra, site of the Taj Mahal.

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