Wednesday, 25 July 2012

PICTURES: Ethnic riots sweep through India

Police shot dead four rioters in India's northeastern state of Assam on July 24 as security forces struggled to contain ethnic fighting that has killed at least 30 people and left riverside hamlets ablaze, forcing tens of thousands from their homes.

People of Dimol village wait to leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, Assam state, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Government troops sent to quell communal clashes over land rights i

An Indian armed security man stands guard in a riot-hit locality in Kokrajhar, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Government troops sent to quell communal clashes over land rights in the northeast Indian  

 

An injured local resident Das rests with her child in a hospital after violence near Kokorajhar town

Indian villagers leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Government troops sent to quell communal clashes over land rights in a northeast Indian state w

Indian fire fighters try to extinguish fire at a house following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, Assam state, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Government troops sent to quell communal clashes over land rig

Villagers with their belongings move to relief camps as they leave their locality after violence at Chirang district

An Indian woman from Dimol village reacts as she leaves her home following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Government troops sent to quell communal clashes over land rights

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