VADODARA, India, May 2 (UPI) -- Authorities imposed a curfew Tuesday in the city of Vadodara in western India, after the demolition of an Islamic shrine led to Muslim-Hindu clashes.
Angry mobs continued to throw stones at each other Tuesday morning, The Indian Express reported, following violence that killed four and injured 21 a day earlier.
On Monday, a crowd had gathered to protest the demolition of a 300-year-old shrine and tomb of a Sufi saint. Violence erupted and police opened fire on the restive crowd.
Local authorities said the shrine was not a protected structure and was demolished as part of a city development project. Many Hindu temples have been destroyed under the same plan.
Muslim leaders said the act was a pre-planned move to disturb communal peace.
The western state of Gujarat became famous in 2002 when riots erupted between Hindus and Muslims, after 59 Hindus were burned to death in a train compartment, in a fire allegedly set by a Muslim mob.
