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Babri Mosque demolition

2 more killed, 130 hurt as protests continue

By Staff Correspondent
At least two people were killed and 130 people injured in continued violence around the country on the third consecutive day Wednesday during protests over the demolition of Babri Mosque in India.
Two people were killed when BDR opened fire to disperse a mob ransacking two Hindu temples at Madhabpur Thana under Habiganj District.
. More than 100 people were injured in clashes with police at Dhamrai. Curfew was reimposed in Bhola and Section 144 was imposed in Sunamganj and Sherpur.
A Hindu temple was set on fire in Jessore as retaliation of Sunday's Babri Mosque demolition in the Indian town of Ayodhya.
However, in the capital and in most other places across the country, life returned to
normalcy after two days of violence and tension.
UNB adds from Habiganj: Ashraf (30) died on the spot during shooting at noon and another youngman. Matin (28). _ succumbed to bullet wound at Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital later in the afternoon.
Additional District Magistrate Shoebur Rahman confirmed the two deaths and said at least 10 people, including a magistrate, were also injured In the melee.
One of the seriously injured, Shahed Mia (24), was admitted to the Brahmanbaria Hospital with bullet injury.
Officials said that the firing took place after several thousand people, after a protest gathering, had attacked Krishnamandir and Kalimandir at the thana headquarters.
Our Staff Correspondent
adds: Savar Thana sources said that at least 100 people, including 11 policemen were injured in clashes between police and mob neat Dhamrai Thana Parisad.
The injured included two local journalists.
A mob of several thousand people clashed with police when they tried to prevent the mob from setting the biggest Rath of the country on fire at about 10 am.
Police used tear gas shells, charged batons and fired rubber bullets to disperse the rampaging mob who exploded 30 patrol bombs and over 200 cocktails during their two-hour clashes. Tension was prevailing in the area.
Earlier, a protest meeting was held under the auspices of Dhamrai Thana Islam! Chhatra
Shibir at the parisad auditorium.
The Additional District Magistrate of Bhola told The Daily Star over telephone that tension was running high in the town on Wednesday.
A match factory was burned by a group of people in the morning and many houses were damaged during the day, he said adding that the situation was "under control."
Our Sylhet Correspondent adds: With the deterioration of the law and order situation in Sunamganj town, Section 144 has been Imposed from noon Wednesday. About 20 persons including one BDR havilder and 2 police personnel were injured there in sporadic incidents. A fire-fighting vehicle was also damaged today.
When contacted, the SP, Sunamganj confirmed al! these informations last night. A
number of shops at Hasannagar, Sholaghar and in Kalibari areas were ransacked Temples at Ramkrishna Mission, Kalibari, lurgabari and Jagannathbarl were damaged badly this noon by the unrully people. Some shops in the bazar were also set on fire.
Meanwhile, the situation in Sylhet was now stated to be normal.
Our Jessore Correspondent reports: Temple at Sukpukuria Das para under Sukpukrta Union of Chowgacha Dha. Thana in Jessore was burnt to ashes by a group of local people on the night following circulation of the news of damage done to Babri Mosque in India according to a delayed information. When contacted TNO Chowgacha Hazratalf confirming it told Daily Star that he had visited the place of occurrence with O/C Chowgacha Police Station yesterday. The
incident has been communicated to DC, Jessore. he added.
UNB adds from Sherpur: The district administration imposed Section 144 in the town for an indefinite period since 1 pm Wednesday in the wake of rowdy protest against the razing of historic Babri Mosque.
Law and order situation deteriorated in the town since last Tuesday following demoll tion of the 16th century mosque at Ayodhya in India s Uttar Pradesh state by Hindu fundamentalists. which touched off shockwaves and protests round the globe.
A number of temples, houses and business establishments came under mob attacks in the last two days, witnesses and officials said.
Police and paramilitary BDR are patrolling the tense town.