India braces for violence after holy site verdict
By Biswajeet Banerjee | China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-01 08:10
LUCKNOW, India - India braced for a spasm of violence on Thursday ahead of a potentially explosive court verdict on whether Hindus or Muslims should control a disputed holy site over which deadly riots have broken out in the past.
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A paramilitary soldier fixes his helmet while standing guard near the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Thursday. More than 200,000 police fanned out across India and temporary jails were set up as the government prepared for possible Hindu-Muslim riots over one of the most divisive court cases in the nation's history. Adnan Abidi / Reuters |
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