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Two killed in firing in Gujarat

By Our Special Correspondent

AHMEDABAD APRIL 14. Two persons were killed and about a dozen injured in police firing in Dariapur locality here where an indefinite curfew was clamped this afternoon.

Police resorted to firing to disperse mobs indulging in stone throwing and arson. About 10 shops and houses were set afire by the mobs which engaged in pitched battles throughout the day before curfew was clamped. The situation was described as tense but under control. While an indefinite curfew continued in Dani Limda locality, which had witnessed an orgy of violence on Friday, curfew also remained in force in Viramgam town in Ahmedabad district.

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