Indian police arrest 14 after communal clashes in New Delhi


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  • Sunday, 17 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: A citizen holds a placard during a peace vigil organised by citizens against what they say is rise in hate crimes and violence against Muslims in the country, in New Delhi, India, April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian police arrested 14 people in connection with violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a Hindu religious procession in the country's capital, New Delhi, police said in a tweet on Sunday.

Six police officers and several others were injured on Saturday during scuffles that marred the procession at a festival in Jahangirpuri, a suburban section of New Delhi.

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