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India-Pakistan
Restaurant bill sparks deadly religious riot in India
2013-01-08
[Dawn] A row over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city escalated into a riot between Hindus and Moslems that left four people dead and 175 injured, police said on Monday.

The unrest broke out in Dhule in Maharashtra state on Sunday, special inspector general Deven Bharti told AFP. Four rioters were killed by police firing while 113 coppers were among the injured, he said.

Bharti said investigations were still under way, but it appeared that a quarrel over a restaurant bill had provoked a mass brawl that left shops smashed, cycle of violences burned and glass strewn across the streets.

Previous riots between Hindus and Moslems in Dhule, which has a population of about 400,000 and is located 330 kilometres (205 miles) from Mumbai, broke out in October 2008, leaving 10 dead.

"The restaurant owner was from one community and the customer from the other," Bharti explained, declining to name the parties involved.

"The customer went and took 50 people from his community and assaulted the restaurant owner, and people from the owner's community also gathered and started arsoning and rioting," he said.

Bharti said the police had used sticks, tear gas and plastic bullets before resorting to live ammunition to quell the trouble.

The area was put under a curfew that continued on Monday and was "peaceful and under control", he added.

Hindus make up about 80 per cent of India's population, while some 13 per cent are Moslem.
Posted by:Fred

#5  No bets?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-08 16:51  

#4  Any bets who didn't pay, I'll bet Moslem.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-08 08:58  

#3  Trash enough and there won't be a next bill.

IF they let you in, which is doubtfull.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-08 08:55  

#2  OK, who had the bacon?
Posted by: tu3031   2013-01-08 01:58  

#1  Trash enough and there won't be a next bill.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-08 01:10  

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