- Title: Indian dailies run banner headlines on citizenship violence
- Date: 20th December 2019
- Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (DECEMBER 20, 2019) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) (HD) POLICEMEN STANDING NEAR A BARRICADED ROAD/VEHICLES PASSING BY VEHICLES MOVING ON A FOGGY ROAD POLICE CONTROLLING TRAFFIC MOVEMENT MEN SORTING NEWSPAPERS
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- Keywords: Citizenship Citizenship (Amendment) Act India New Delhi newspaper protests violence
- Location: NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA/AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA
- City: NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA/AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001BAS4CI7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: PART QUALITY AS INCOMING
While Indian citizens lend their support to the ongoing protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the country, they disregard some protesters over incidents of violence during the protests.
Leading Indian dailies ran banner headlines on Friday (December 20) over clashes between police and protesters in some cities of northern India over Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Thursday (December 19).
Meanwhile, police in India's western Ahmedabad city detained 49 people in connection with violence during protests against the new law on Thursday (December 19).
Three people died of injuries sustained during protests against a new citizenship law in India on Thursday with thousands taking to the streets nationwide in defiance of temporary bans on public gatherings.
Angry mobs in Lucknow set fire to dozens of motorcycles and cars, four media broadcast vans and three buses, police said. Dozens of airline flights out of Delhi were canceled due to a lack of staff that was held up by traffic disruptions, and a number of Delhi metro stations closed. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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