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| Two newspaper offices have been attacked in India's Karnataka state in unrest over an article allegedly written by the writer Taslima Nasreen. | Two newspaper offices have been attacked in India's Karnataka state in unrest over an article allegedly written by the writer Taslima Nasreen. |
| Two Muslim protesters were killed in clashes with police after the article, which challenges the Muslim practice of veil wearing, appeared in local papers. | Two Muslim protesters were killed in clashes with police after the article, which challenges the Muslim practice of veil wearing, appeared in local papers. |
| An unidentified group vandalised the office of the Kannada Prabha newspaper, which carried the article, police said. | An unidentified group vandalised the office of the Kannada Prabha newspaper, which carried the article, police said. |
| Ms Nasreen has denied writing the article for the newspaper. | Ms Nasreen has denied writing the article for the newspaper. |
| She said an article she had written had been translated into the Kannada language and "doctored" to malign her. | |
| Ms Nasreen fled her native Bangladesh in 1994 after receiving death threats relating to a book she had written. | Ms Nasreen fled her native Bangladesh in 1994 after receiving death threats relating to a book she had written. |
| Muslims said her work was offensive to them. She left India in 2008 after further protests and went to live in Sweden. | Muslims said her work was offensive to them. She left India in 2008 after further protests and went to live in Sweden. |
| The appearance of the article in the Kannada Prabha newspaper, whose offices were attacked by a mob on Tuesday night, triggered protests in the Shimoga and Hassan areas. | The appearance of the article in the Kannada Prabha newspaper, whose offices were attacked by a mob on Tuesday night, triggered protests in the Shimoga and Hassan areas. |
| Police said a group of 10 masked men attempted to set the newspaper's office in Mangalore on fire after dousing the premises with petrol, but firemen extinguished it in time. | Police said a group of 10 masked men attempted to set the newspaper's office in Mangalore on fire after dousing the premises with petrol, but firemen extinguished it in time. |
| The police said the same group attacked another newspaper office in the area. | The police said the same group attacked another newspaper office in the area. |
| "The miscreants have been arrested. We have some clues about who was behind the attacks," senior police official Gopal Hosur said. | "The miscreants have been arrested. We have some clues about who was behind the attacks," senior police official Gopal Hosur said. |
| Separately, in Shimoga, incidents of stone throwing and arson were reported despite a continuing curfew in areas affected by the violence. | Separately, in Shimoga, incidents of stone throwing and arson were reported despite a continuing curfew in areas affected by the violence. |
| Police said two protesters were killed after they opened fire on Monday. About 50 people have been injured in the violence. | Police said two protesters were killed after they opened fire on Monday. About 50 people have been injured in the violence. |
| Police say Hindu groups joined the unrest in Shimoga and Hasan after Muslims took to the streets. About 50 arrests have been made in connection with the violence. | Police say Hindu groups joined the unrest in Shimoga and Hasan after Muslims took to the streets. About 50 arrests have been made in connection with the violence. |
| Several shops and vehicles have been set on fire in retaliatory attacks by Muslims and Hindus. | Several shops and vehicles have been set on fire in retaliatory attacks by Muslims and Hindus. |