BOMBAY India: One person was killed and four others were wounded when police opened fire to quell Hindu Muslim clashes at Kamgaon in western India police said.

They told Reuters the violence flared when a group of Hindus stoned a Muslim procession and set fire to a house during celebrations of the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon him).

A curfew imposed on the town was lifted this morning and the situation was returning to normal they added.

Article extracted from this publication >> December 5, 1986