The conflicted Indian state of Gujarat [2] is on alert after a terror attack in the predominantly Muslim town of Modasa Sept. 29 that killed at least one person and injured 12. Two men on a motorcycle reportedly threw a bomb at a crowded market as residents were shopping for the coming festival of Eid. (IANS [3], Sept. 30) Over two dozen churches were attacked in Karnataka [2] over the past week. This follows similar clashes in Orissa [4] in which at least 25 people died after the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader. A cathedral in Madhya Pradesh was also torched. (IANS [5], Sept. 28)
See our last post on sectarian terror on India [6].
