2 die in Guwahati after police open fire on anti-citizenship bill protesters
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2 die in Guwahati after police open fire on anti-citizenship bill protesters

One person was 'brought dead' while another succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment, said an official of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.

   
Protestors burn hoardings during their protest strike against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati

Protestors burn hoardings during their protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in Guwahati | ANI

Guwahati: At least two persons died due to bullet injuries on Thursday after police opened fire on protesters in Assam’s Guwahati, officials said.

An official of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital told PTI that one person was “brought dead” and another succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.

The official, however, could not give their names, saying that “they were brought unidentified”.

The state has been on edge as thousands of angry protesters came out on streets defying curfew, thumbing their nose at Army contingents staging flag marches, and clashing with police across cities.


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