Five killed 150 injured in protest over mosque demolition in Northern India
Afghanistan, Feb. 10 -- International media have reported that at least five people were killed and 150 others injured following protests due to the demolition of a mosque and a religious school in northern India.
According to international media, the incident occurred precisely when municipal authorities in the city of Haldwani in the northern state of Uttarakhand demolished buildings with bulldozers on Thursday, stating that they were constructed without permits.
The country's police have stated that Muslims in the protests set vehicles on fire and hurled stones towards them, prompting them to respond with bullets and tear gas.
A senior police official in Uttarakhand told the Indian Express newspaper on Friday that five people were k...
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