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Muslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence

Residents shout from behind a bolted iron gate during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops at the site of Saturday's violence in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops at the site of Saturday's violence in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) An agitated Muslim resident asks media to leave alleging them of distorting facts, during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops at the site of Saturday's communal violence, in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A Muslim man watches from his house after a shop was demolished in the area that saw communal violence during a Hindu religious procession on Saturday, in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) An Indian paramilitary solider stands guard as residents watch from behind a bolted iron gate during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops at the site of Saturday's violence in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Officials watch as a bulldozer razes the wall of a local mosque in the area that saw communal violence during a Hindu religious procession on Saturday, in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The bulldozers were stopped just outside the entrance of a Hindu temple, about 50 meters (160 feet) from the mosque, and began to retreat, spurring outrage from Muslim residents who said they were being targeted. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A Muslim man stands behind an iron gate which was bolted from outside by authorities during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat, center, stands in front of a bulldozer during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A shop owner weeds through the rubble of his shop after it was razed by bulldozers in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A bulldozer razes Muslim-owned shops at the site of Saturday's communal violence that broke out during a Hindu religious procession in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A bulldozer razes structures in the area that saw communal violence during a Hindu religious procession on Saturday, in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Authorities riding bulldozers razed a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Muslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence