India Muslims pray under armed guard after deadly Hindu-Muslim riots

Mosques held their first sermons since attacks by mobs armed with swords, guns and acid. FMTNews India

Muslims in New Delhi offer prayers on the roof of a fire-bombed mosque that is heavily policed.

The violence was triggered by protests against a citizenship law seen by many critics as anti-Muslim and part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda. “These are testing times. We have to be patient,” said the presiding imam, after calling on his congregation to stay calm. “No one will be allowed to enter until the rioters are caught,” they shouted at a crowd of Muslims seeking entry.

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