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One hurt in police firing in Ahmedabad

A teenaged boy was injured when police fired over 20 rounds and burst several teargas shells in Gomtipur area of Ahmedadad on Friday night as violence continued to haunt parts of Gujarat.

Indefinite curfew, which was clamped in four police station areas of Kalupur, Dariapur, Karanj and Shahpur for the third time, continued to remain in force on the fourth day on Saturday.

Night curfew also remained in force in Danilimda police station area. At least two houses were set on fire by an unruly mob in Gomtipur area late Friday night and police burst teargas shells to disperse stone pelting mob in Khanpur area, the police said.

Reports from Modasa also said that a large number of houses and shops were set ablaze by a violent mob at Vadgam near Modasa taluka town of Sabarkantha district on Friday.

The Himatnagar town of Sabarkantha district also remained under curfew on the third day on Saturday following tense situation, the police added.

In Vadodara, curfew continued in six police station areas, where three persons were killed on Friday.

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