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Riots Break Out Near Taj Mahal

Deaths of 4 Muslims sends Agra into chaos; officials order tourists off the streets

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 30, 2007 8:09 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Riots broke out in northern India yesterday after four Muslim youths were crushed to death by a truck while participating in a religious festival. Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, was under a curfew after cars were torched, 50 officers were injured by protesters throwing rocks, and one civilian was killed, Bloomberg reports.

The state-controlled news service said police fired their guns into the air to disperse rioters. Police from nearby towns are patrolling the streets, and schools and colleges have been ordered closed for 3 days. A politician said the dead civilian was standing on a roof and may have been hit by a bullet.

Trucks set ablaze by angry residents go up in flames in Agra, India, early Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Mobs in the northern Indian city that is home to the Taj Mahal set fire to more than a dozen vehicles and blocked roads after a truck crushed four men to death...
Trucks set ablaze by angry residents go up in flames in Agra, India, early Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Mobs in the northern Indian city that is home to the Taj Mahal set fire to more than a dozen vehicles...   (Associated Press)
Tourists stand in front of Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Sunday, July 8, 2007.
Tourists stand in front of Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Sunday, July 8, 2007.   (Associated Press)
A foreign tourist couple looks at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, in this Sept. 26, 2004 file photo.
A foreign tourist couple looks at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, in this Sept. 26, 2004 file photo.   (Associated Press)
Stage actors dressed as Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan, right, and Queen Mumtaz Mahal pose during the opening ceremony of the 350th anniversary of the construction of the Taj Mahal, background, in Agra, India, Sept. 27, 2004. The Taj Mahal was constructed from 1632 to 1654 by Shah Jahan for his...
Stage actors dressed as Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan, right, and Queen Mumtaz Mahal pose during the opening ceremony of the 350th anniversary of the construction of the Taj Mahal, background, in Agra, India,...   (Associated Press)
Angry residents throw stones as trucks go up in flames in Agra, India, early Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Mobs in the northern Indian city that is home to the Taj Mahal set fire to more than a dozen vehicles and blocked roads after a truck crushed four men to death...
Angry residents throw stones as trucks go up in flames in Agra, India, early Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Mobs in the northern Indian city that is home to the Taj Mahal set fire to more than a dozen vehicles...   (Associated Press)
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Government news agency's report
Doordarshan

Tear gas used on rioters
Telegraph (Calcutta)

More on the scene in the streets
Hindustan Times

 
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