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Man opens fire at anti-CAA protesters near Jamia Millia Islamia; 1 injured

In a video, the man, wearing a black jacket and a pair of white trousers, can be seen walking on a road, brandishing a gun.

An unidentified man brandishes a gun during a protest against a new citizenship law outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters
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An unidentified man brandishes a gun during a protest against a new citizenship law outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
A student from Jamia Millia Islamia was injured when a man opened fire at a group of protesters on Thursday afternoon and shouted "Yeh lo azaadi", triggering panic in the city's Jamia area, eye-witnesses said.

The man, who is yet to be identified, was detained after he fired at students demonstrating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, police said.

The man was overpowered by protesters.

"We were moving towards the Holy Family Hospital where the police had raised barricades. Suddenly, a gun-wielding man came out and opened fire. One bullet hit my friend's hand," Aamna Asif, a student of economics at

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