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WORLD  India Moves To Quell Violence FROM CNN  INDIA, Mar 4 (VNN) — AHMEDABAD, India (CNN) -- Indian police and army troops appear to have regained control of the western Indian state of Gujarat after three days of religious violence that has left almost 300 people dead.The streets of the state's commercial capital Ahmedabad were relatively calm on Saturday -- in sharp contrast to the bloody clashes that have taken place there between Muslims and Hindus. Indian officials said that since Saturday morning there has been no new major clashes, apart from sporadic incidents of stone throwing, and curfews would be eased in some areas. The violence -- India's worst religious strife in more than a decade -- has been largely confined to the state of Gujarat where additional security reinforcements have been sent. There were reports however, that Hindus in a remote mainly Muslim village burnt alive at least 25 people and torched homes and businesses overnight Friday. Full story at: CNN Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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