Protests over citizenship law leave 2 dead in India

Police stop demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law in Chennai, India on Dec. 18. REUTERS/P. RAVIKUMAR
Police stop demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law in Chennai, India on Dec. 18.

NEW DELHI – Two persons died of injuries suffered in violent protests against India’s new citizenship law in the southern Indian city of Mangaluru, hospital officials said on Thursday.

They added at least one of the two dead had been shot.  

Local government official Sindhu Rupesh said there had been clashes between crowds and police in Mangaluru since Thursday afternoon, despite restrictions imposed on public gatherings.(Reuters)

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