GUWAHATI, India: Internet access was cut in India’s northeastern city of Guwahati on Friday as thousands gathered for fresh protests against a new citizenship law, a day after police shot dead two demonstrators. On Friday morning thousands gathered in central Guwahati as riot police looked on, with residents hurrying out to buy essentials. A local government official said that internet access in Guwahati, the main city of Assam state, had been cut and an AFP reporter confirmed that connections appeared to have been suspended. -AFPHundreds of passengers stuck at Guwahati airport were brought to the city on government buses with police escort in the early hours of Friday morning. The US State Department on Thursday urged India to “protect the rights of its religious minorities“, according to Bloomberg.

Source: New Strait Times December 13, 2019 08:26 UTC