Mob ransacks Indian church
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Hindu mobs have ransacked a church and clashed with Christian villagers in eastern India, police said, as Italy said it would summon India's ambassador to demand "incisive action" to prevent more attacks.
Indian authorities have struggled to control spiralling religious violence in the eastern state of Orissa.
Hindu mobs have destroyed more than a dozen churches and attacked Christians this week after the murder of a Hindu leader in Kandhamal, a tribal area where Christian missionaries have been active for years.
Shoot-on-sight orders have failed to end clashes that have killed at least 11 people, mainly in Kandhamal district.
- Reuters
