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India Riots Bust Out After Austria Temple Killing

Punjab erupts in violence after Sikh guru's murder

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(Newser) – Riots have broken out in dozens of cities across the Indian state of Punjab after a Sikh guru was killed in a temple in Austria yesterday. Thousands of protesters have damaged public property and set trains on fire, and in one city four people were injured when police fired on angry demonstrators. The slain guru, who had traveled to Vienna to conduct a service, came from a low-caste sect with a large Punjabi following.

All of Punjab's major highways are blocked and train stations have been abandoned. Manmohan Singh, India's recently reelected prime minister and a Sikh, said he was "deeply distressed by the outbreak of violence," and called for "peace and harmony among different sections of the people."

Followers of Guru Ravi Das Sabha, a Dalit, or untouchable, brandish swords, steel rods and bamboo sticks during a protest in Amritsar, India, today.
Followers of Guru Ravi Das Sabha, a Dalit, or untouchable, brandish swords, steel rods and bamboo sticks during a protest in Amritsar, India, today.   (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm as riots spread to several north Indian cities to protest a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria.
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm as riots spread to several north Indian cities to protest a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria.   (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm as riots spread to several north Indian cities to protest a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria.
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm as riots spread to several north Indian cities to protest a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria.   (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Followers of Guru Ravi Das Sabha, a Dalit, or untouchable, brandish swords, steel rods and bamboo sticks as they shout slogans during a protest in Amritsar, India, today.
Followers of Guru Ravi Das Sabha, a Dalit, or untouchable, brandish swords, steel rods and bamboo sticks as they shout slogans during a protest in Amritsar, India, today.   (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Vehicles burn in Jalandhar, India, after an attack on Sikh religious leaders at a temple in Austria's capital yesterday.
Vehicles burn in Jalandhar, India, after an attack on Sikh religious leaders at a temple in Austria's capital yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Indian officials clamped a curfew on a northern city today and soldiers were called in after a shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria sparked a night of protests.
Indian officials clamped a curfew on a northern city today and soldiers were called in after a shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria sparked a night of protests.   (AP Photo)
A protester beats his chest during a protest in Amritsar, India.
A protester beats his chest during a protest in Amritsar, India.   (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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