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| Protesters TORCH buses and clash with police in Delhi as Indian citizenship bill sparks street violence (PHOTOS/VIDEOS) | Protesters TORCH buses and clash with police in Delhi as Indian citizenship bill sparks street violence (PHOTOS/VIDEOS) |
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| Demonstrations against India’s new citizenship bill, the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), have turned violent in the capital, with protesters setting buses on fire and clashing with riot police. | Demonstrations against India’s new citizenship bill, the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), have turned violent in the capital, with protesters setting buses on fire and clashing with riot police. |
| Several buses in south Delhi were set on fire by demonstrators on Saturday, according to local media reports. | Several buses in south Delhi were set on fire by demonstrators on Saturday, according to local media reports. |
| A video published by NDTV, taken from the balcony of a building, shows a bus in the middle of the road engulfed in flames, as a huge plume of black smoke rises from the inferno. | A video published by NDTV, taken from the balcony of a building, shows a bus in the middle of the road engulfed in flames, as a huge plume of black smoke rises from the inferno. |
| Indian media reported that a “pitched battle” had broken out in one neighborhood of the city, with police using tear gas and batons against the demonstrators as the protests turned violent. | Indian media reported that a “pitched battle” had broken out in one neighborhood of the city, with police using tear gas and batons against the demonstrators as the protests turned violent. |
| The Indian government says the CAB is necessary to protect persecuted religious groups from Muslim-majority Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. But the law does not extend to incorporate Muslims, leading critics to accuse the government of discrimination. | The Indian government says the CAB is necessary to protect persecuted religious groups from Muslim-majority Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. But the law does not extend to incorporate Muslims, leading critics to accuse the government of discrimination. |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi also sought to ease tensions by explaining that it does not infringe upon the rights of Muslims living in India in any way. | |
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