AMAZING SCENE IN DELHI
FIFTY THOUSAND NATIVES RIOT
By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 15, 11.15 p.m. Delhi, Nov. 15. Following on the execution of. a Moslem named Abdul Rassid for the assassination of a Hindu priest, amazing scenes were witnessed in Delhi. Fifty thousand Moslems made a demonstration outside the gaol and demanded the body. After promising to bury it on the gaol premises they took it through tire city. Rioting ensued and British troops with armoured cars were called out. Many sinters were injured. •
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1927, Page 7
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