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Death Toll in India Citizenship Law Protests Climbs to 17, Hundreds Detained

Associated Press

   NEW DELHI - Three people died during clashes between demonstrators and
   police in northern India on Saturday, raising the nationwide death toll
   in protests against a new citizenship law to 17.

   O.P. Singh, the chief of police in Uttar Pradesh state, said the latest
   deaths have increased the death toll in the state to nine. "The number
   of fatalities may increase," Singh said.
   

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