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July 24, 2012

Reports on riots in Assam

Army called out in Assam as violence escalates
The situation in the conflict-hit Kokrajhar district deteriorated on Tuesday, snapping the rail link between Assam and the rest of the country. Miscreants among the Bodos and Muslims, leading rioting mobs, continued to torch more houses
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article3678009.ece?homepage=true

Assam riots toll rises to 32; more than 70,000 flee homes
Naresh Mitra & Simang Daimary
In relief camps, overcast skies, billowing smoke, and pale faces of hundreds of people huddled in groups spoke of the scale of the human tragedy.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Assam-riots-toll-rises-to-32-more-than-70000-flee-homes/articleshow/15127887.cms