Security tightened after fresh clashes in Vadodara

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Communal clashes erupted at Kotiyarknagar near Panigate in Vadodara on Sunday, forcing the police to open fire in air. Teargas shells were lobbed to disperse the mobs that gathered after a man was stabbed on Waghodia Road on Sunday afternoon.
Another person was stabbed in Champaner Gate even as the city police struggled to maintain peace in the communally sensitive areas that have been witnessing rioting since Thursday. Two more SRPF companies were deployed to contain the situation, police said. Communal violence had erupted in different parts of the district after some derogatory posts about a religion were put on social networking site Facebook. http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Security-tightened-after-fresh-clashes-in-Vadodara-29092014013033