1989 Bhagalpur violence
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title:
1989 Bhagalpur violence
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The Bhagalpur violence of 1989 took place between Hindus and Muslims in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. The violence started on 24 October 1989, and the violent incidents continued for 2 months, affecting the Bhagalpur city and 250 villages around it. Over 1,000 people were killed, and another 50,000 were displaced as a result of the violence. It was the worst instance of Hindu-Muslim violence in independent India at the time.
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Communal violence in India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Bhagalpur_violence
date created:
2012-09-05T13:57:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T09:07:21Z
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