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558 houses and 17 places of worship burnt
September 01, 2008
Claiming that the situation in Kandhamal was well under control, the Orissa government on Monday said at least 558 houses and 17 places of worship were burnt in the communal riots after Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati's killing on August 23.
Image: A church in the village of Raikia, in Orissa's Kandhamal district, after it was stormed by VHP activists.
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