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Security personnel douse flames rising out of a burning tyre during a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Agartala. 	Photo: PTI
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Security personnel douse flames rising out of a burning tyre during a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Agartala. Photo: PTI

Archis MohanPTI New Delhi/Guwahati
Several parts of the Northeast continued to burn for a second day on Thursday, as people defied curfew in Assam to protest the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, leaving at least three dead in police firing in Guwahati.

The police opened fire to disperse protesters at Lalungaonn area in Guwahati. There were reports of people getting injured. Police also fired in the air in several other areas of the city, including the Guwahati-Shillong Road that turned into a war zone as protesters vandalised shops and buildings, burnt tyres, and clashed with security forces, PTI reported.

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