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| Shoot-at-sight order issued |
| Shoot-at-sight order issued in Kandhmal
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| INDIA
, 27-August-2008
3:35:25 AM |
| The entire Kandhmal district has been placed under indefinite curfew and the government has issued shoot at sight orders.
The order was issued after violent clashes between the Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers and local Christian groups over the past few days.
Atleast 14 people are reported dead in the district although the official number stands at ten. There have been no further clashes on Wednesday but a retired DGP's house was attacked near Raikia.
Hundreds of policemen have been deployed to prevent any more violence from taking place.
The trouble started after VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati was killed on Saturday night. The saffron group then retaliated by setting fire to an orphanage killing a worker and injuring a priest.
The police say there is no conclusive evidence that Maoists were involved in the attack on Saturday.
Two people have been arrested but their identities have not been revealed. Many others including Christian activist leaders are being interrogated
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