5 killed in Assam

Five people were killed and many others injured in police firing and violence in Assam's Guwahati amid a raging agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

On Thursday evening, two protesters were killed in police firing in Guwahati.

The incident occurred even as thousands of protesters descended on the streets in defiance of a curfew imposed on the city after parliament cleared the contentious legislation on Wednesday night.

Earlier on Thursday, the government had extended the suspension of mobile internet services in 10 districts of Assam for another 48 hours, and deployed army personnel in four areas where clashes between protesters and police were witnessed.

The residences of several politicians, including Chief Minister Sarbananda  Sonowal and Union Minister Rameswar Teli, were attacked by protesters as violence continued unabated.

Source: Agencies

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