Indian troops are deployed in the northeastern state of Assam in an effort to quell ethnic violence.
Ethnic Violence Rages on in Northeast India
![Indian villagers leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0937141E-369C-46EC-B312-7D0A5CB8CC88_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian villagers leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.
![Indian villagers crowd on top of vehicles as people flee ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/77D63F82-91FB-4A06-9BCC-E5AE8051C823_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian villagers crowd on top of vehicles as people flee ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.
![Indian firefighters try to put out a fire at a police station in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09B8F4C7-D9E4-44EC-8952-86A9668139B7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian firefighters try to put out a fire at a police station in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.
![An Indian armed security man stands guard in a riot-hit locality in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7A3D1006-5AD5-4C8A-8FF1-20EF01D5FC41_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian armed security man stands guard in a riot-hit locality in Kokrajhar, India, July 24, 2012.