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Police fire in air to quell rioting, Goa CM appeals for harmony Panaji | March 04, 2006 12:39:02 AM IST Several people were injured in incidents of stone-throwing and some shops and establishments, besides vehicles damaged in clashes between two communities tonight over the demolition of an ''illegal''structure of worship in Goddimol-Sanvordem village in South Goa. Battling for about two hours, police brought the situation under control after firing into the air and resorting to lathicharge, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Crime) Ujjwal Mishra told UNI tonight. The police are likely to impose prohibitory orders with immediate effect under section 144 CrPC, prohibiting assembly of five or more persons in the tension-ridden area following the turmoil, he said. Night patrolling of the area was underway now and efforts would be made to apaprehend the miscreants on either side. The situation was tense but under control. The trouble started after the demolition of a place of worship belonging to a minority community on Wednesday, with the community elders getting a stay from the Directorate of Panchayats against the demolition order issued by the local panchayat. This snowballed into a clash in the village despite the presence of the police, with both the communities hurling missiles at each other. The police could not specify the number of people injured in the melee, with the miscreants on the prowl. Additional police force had been rushed to the village as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane had appealed to the people to maintain peace, harmony and restraint in the village asking them not to take law into their own hands or get carried away by incitements. UNI BM SSS LR KP2327 Unrest after Israel church attack Three Israelis reportedly set off firecrackers in the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth during a service late on Friday. The incident caused panic among worshippers and sparked angry protests outside the church, where hundreds of people congregated. Large numbers of police were present at the church, where the two attackers were said to be hiding from the crowds. The church is one of Christianity's most important sites. The three, two women and a man, entered the church pushing a pram filled with fireworks and small gas canisters and began throwing them, reports said. This sparked panic among worshippers, some of whom were said to have attacked the group. Hundreds of people then gathered outside the church to protest against the incident, preventing the three from leaving. Rioting broke out in which police used tear gas and some people were injured, the Associated Press news agency reported. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4772364.stm -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
