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| Violence breaks out in Bangalore; |
| Protesters burning U.S. President George W. Bush's effigy in Bangalore on Friday, in protest against the execution of former Iraqi President Saddam
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| INDIA
, 20-January-2007
1:7:9 AM |
| Several people were injured, vehicles damaged, houses and shops ransacked during the violence that rocked Bharatinagar and surrounding areas in the city on Friday.
The police said the trouble erupted when a group of people marching towards Shivajinagar Stadium from K.G. Halli to attend a rally organised by the newly formed People's Front to protest the execution of Saddam Hussein and "U.S. imperialism." The processionists set on fire some banners on Seppings Road in Bharatinagar.
A group of people took objection to this which led to a clash. Those who were part of the procession started attacking houses, vehicles and shops with stones, the police said. The mob started burning vehicles parked on the road and throwing stones on Thimmaiah Road. Arsonists barged into a web-designing centre, damaged computers and set them on fire. The mob barged into several houses and shops, ransacked them and looted valuables.
"I opened the door when a woman who was being chased asked for help. The mob came inside my house, hit me and my two sons with sticks," said a 55-year-old man, who is nursing a head injury in Lakeside Hospital. One of his sons received stitches on his head. A Central Government employee said he was chased and beaten with sticks.
"In order to quell the mob, a head constable fired three rounds in the air. Later, I used my service revolver and fired four rounds in the air. This did not control the situation and people started throwing stones at me and my men," said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Fraser Town) Puttathimme Gowda.
Mr. Gowda, sub-inspector M. Malalingaiah, police constables Ratnakar and Siddaramaiah were injured in stone-throwing. V. Anand, another constable, was stabbed. In all, 20 persons who were injured have been admitted to a private hospital.
The police resorted to lathi-charge and burst teargas shells to disperse the mob. Later they opened fire in the air.
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