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Eid prayers offered amidst curfew in Faizabad
Saturday October 27, 2012 06:48:17 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Hundreds of
Muslims offered Eid prayers in the violence hit Faizabad district
Saturday amidst tight security.
Curfew continued for the fourth consecutive day in Faizabad, 120
km from here. No fresh violence was reported though minor
skirmishes had taken place late Friday night.
Police said situation was under control but admitted that late
Friday night violence had erupted again in the Bhadarsa village in
Poorakalandar area.
After the clashes, the district administration had ordered the
security forces to shoot at sight.
On Saturday, Muslim clerics led the namaaz in which the community
prayed for peace and calm.
Divisional commissioner of Faizabad, senior police and district
administration officials are taking rounds of the city to ensure
that peace prevailed and no untoward incident takes place, a
senior home department official told IANS.
Additional security forces, including Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF), Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) batallion and six fire
tenders have been put on stand by.
In other parts of the state, namaaz was offered and the
administration was keeping a strict vigil, specially in Kanpur,
Allahabad, Varanasi, Azamgarh, Aligarh, Meerut, Agra, officials
informed.
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