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14 Die in Indian Race Riots

Minority group pushing for affirmative action clashes with police

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2007 4:24 AM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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