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4 killed in gun battle between rival Indian political parties – reports
Published time: 9 Jun, 2019 05:27 Edited time: 9 Jun, 2019 05:38
Members of two rival parties in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal clashed on Saturday night, reportedly resulting in four deaths. The parties blamed each other for triggering the violence.
The conflict in the North 24 Paraganas district of the state involves members the national ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party and the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), which dominates the state’s legislature and is represented in the national parliament.
Of the four people killed three belonged to the BJP and one to TMC, according to The Hindu.
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