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To: little jeremiah
I notice the author doesn't mention the 1000 or whatever it was Hindus that were burned alive by the Moslems, before the riots that killed a smaller number of Moslems.

Actually, 59 people died in a train fire after the train was attacked by a mob. As with most such incidents, it is disputed whether the fire was intentional or accidental.

In the riots that followed, 254 Hindus and somewhere between 790 and 2000+ Muslims died. With the higher number of dead Muslims likely closer to the truth, since the government in power at the time was anti-Muslim.

I'm not a fan of Islam, but let's try to stick to the actual facts, rather than hyperbolic exaggeration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhra_train_burning

85 posted on 05/19/2014 7:36:47 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan

Thank you for the correction.


86 posted on 05/19/2014 9:07:11 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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PING!!!


87 posted on 05/19/2014 2:29:30 PM PDT by steve86 ( Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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