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Police Arrest Protesters Amid Curfew in India's Northeast

Associated Press

   GAUHATI, INDIA - Police arrested dozens of people and enforced curfew
   Thursday in several districts in India's northeastern Assam state where
   thousands protested legislation granting citizenship to non-Muslims who
   migrated from neighboring countries.

   Groups of protesters defied the curfew in Gauhati, the state capital,
   on Thursday morning and burned tires before police dispersed them.

   Soldiers drove and marched though the streets to reinforce police in
   violence-hit districts, which included Gauhati and Dibrugarh, said
   state police chief Bhaskar Mahanta.
   

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