Hindu rioters attack Muslims in western India

Friday, March 1, 2002

AHMADABAD, India -- Angry Hindus set fire to homes in a Muslim neighborhood Thursday and then kept firefighters away for hours, dragging out one former lawmaker and burning him alive. At least 76 people died in revenge attacks triggered by a Muslim assault on a train.

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