HYDERABAD, India - Hundreds of police in riot gear deployed Saturday throughout the mostly deserted streets of Hyderabad, hoping to prevent anger over a mosque bombing from sparking more of the religious violence that has plagued the southern Indian city.
Most shops closed for a daylong strike to protest Friday's attack at the 17th-century Mecca Masjid mosque that left 10 people dead and 35 wounded, and the ensuing clashes with police that left four others dead.
Authorities across India were told to be alert for any signs of Hindu-Muslim fighting, and top officials called for calm.
Black protest flags were planted across the city, and families of most of those …
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