1.   Police opened fire at a stone throwing mob in eastern India killing four people and injuring several others.

2.   Also on Thursday, police fired warning shots at a rock throwing mob in Jayapura.

3.   Bus drivers and many public transportation companies stayed off highways and roads in fear of being attacked by stone throwing mobs.

4.   Meanwhile, violence continued in Gujarat when police in the town of Viramgam fired tear gas shells Thursday to disperse stone throwing mobs defying a curfew.

5.   Public buses stayed off highways and roads out of fear of being attacked by stone throwing mobs despite the military patrols.