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'I don't think I feel safe here': Deadly riots break inter-religious harmony in New Delhi neighbourhood

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Residents of a neighbourhood in northeast Delhi where deadly riots broke out on Sunday say years of inter-religious harmony has been hurt by the violence. One Muslim resident describes how the rioters had burnt his house after having lived in the mainly Hindu neighbourhood 'harmoniously' for 25 years.

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