6 killed in Hyderabad rioting

Twenty-four people were hurt in the incident late on Saturday, 12 suffering bullet injuries as police opened fire to control rampaging mobs in areas where Muslims are in a majority.

"Indefinite curfew has been imposed in several areas of the city after the rioting but there has been no violence since 1 a.m.," police official A K Khan told Reuters. "The situation is tense but under control."

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The violence broke out late Saturday after Muslims accused Hindus of burning a black flag put up to protest the destruction of a historic 16th century mosque by Hindu zealots in the northern pilgrimage town of Ayodhya 11 years ago.