Hindu-Christian clashes kill 1 in eastern India
| 9/26/2008, 4:53 a.m. EDT The Associated Press |
BHUBNESHWAR, India (AP) — About 50 Christians armed with knives, sticks and stones hacked a Hindu man to death in the eastern Indian state of Orissa in the latest outburst of sectarian violence that has left 27 people dead, police said Friday.
Police officer Kishore Pradhan said the attack in the town of Raikia was one of two that took place Thursday in Kandhamal district.
In the other, about 500 Hindus attacked and burned about 50 Christian homes and two prayer halls in Beherasahi village, Pradhan said. The residents fled their homes and no injuries were reported, he said.
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