26 May 2008

Toll rises to 37 in Indian caste rioting

Toll rises to 37 in Indian caste rioting

Authorities invited leaders of one of India's lowest castes for talks as the death toll rose to 37 Sunday from three days of bloody demonstrations over caste classification. Police repeatedly opened fire on violent protests by the Gujjar community on Friday and Saturday in half a dozen villages and towns in western Rajasthan state

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