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Sunday, 15 December 2019

India protests: six dead as demonstrators vow to continue to fight citizenship changes

Thousands chant ‘long live Assam’ during unrest sparked by MPs’ approval of a law that excludes Muslims

The death toll from bloody clashes sparked by contentious citizenship law has risen to six as protesters in north-east India vowed to continue demonstrations.

Tensions remained high at the epicentre of the unrest in Assam state’s biggest city, Guwahati, with troops patrolling the streets on Sunday.

Related: ‘They will lock us up or just kill us’: Muslims fearful in West Bengal

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