RIVAL RELIGIOUS CLASH
UGLY CALCUTTA OUTBREAK SACRIFICE OF SACRED COW RESENTMENT OF MOSLEMS By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received June 15, 1.14 a.m. Calcutta, June 14. An ugly outbreak was narrowly averted in the city, owing to the resentment of the Moslems. Elaborate precautions had been taken at the Bakrid festival, where a determined effort to sacrifice cows was made. The mosque is situated in the heart of the Hindu locality. Armoured ears and large numbers of police rushed to the scene and after some hours the mobs were dispersed.' There were only minor casualties.
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1927, Page 7
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