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RIOTS IN CALCUTTA.

HINDU-MOSLEM HATRED,

. SHOPS LOOTED AND TEMPLES DESECRATED. By Cablo—Press Association—Copyright, Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received April 4, 5.5 p.m.) DELHI, April 3. Calcutta advices state that a Hindu Moslem riot, which broke out yesterday, spread to-day. The night was calm, hut a scries i f free lights occurred as the result of rtliich fifty are reported injured. Ten were killed. The trouble arose owing to a fire in a Mosque in the centre of the city, which the Mohammedans attributed to incendiarism by Hindus. In the course of the ensuing rioting, which broke out in widely scattered parts, shops were looted, petrol stores and private dwellings sot on fire, and for a time the lr.ob ruled. Ugly rumours spread, but quiet was restored. Later there was a widespread recrudescence of the disturbance. Shops were looted and several mosques and temples desecrated. It is reported that hundreds were wounded, and twelve killed. The police and military brought (he situation under control, and normal traffic was restored.

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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 5 April 1926, Page 9

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RIOTS IN CALCUTTA. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 5 April 1926, Page 9

RIOTS IN CALCUTTA. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 5 April 1926, Page 9

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