31.   Police fired bullets to disperse Hindu and Muslim mobs who stoned each other while burning shops and homes in the western state of Gujarat, police said Thursday.

32.   Reports at the time said a Muslim mob burned down two churches after rumors spread that local Christians had desecrated copies of the Muslim holy book, the Koran.

33.   Several neighborhoods in Ahmadabad, the commercial hub of Gujarat, were under siege Monday as Hindu and Muslim mobs clashed and set homes and businesses on fire.

34.   Street battles raged between security forces and Muslim mobs, mainly members of the Student Islamic Movement of India, which started attacks against police Friday.

35.   The bloodshed was prompted when a Muslim mob burned a train carrying Hindu nationalists on Wednesday in the Gujarat town of Godhra.

36.   The bloodshed was triggered by a Muslim mob burning a train carrying Hindu nationalists on Wednesday in Godhra town in the state.

37.   The bloodshed was triggered by a Muslim mob burning of a train carrying Hindu nationalists on Wednesday in Godhra town in the state.

38.   The bloodshed was triggered when a Muslim mob burned a train carrying Hindu nationalists on Wednesday in the Gujarat town of Godhra.

39.   The killing started when a Muslim mob burned a train carrying Hindu activists in the town of Godhra.

40.   The Hindu-Muslim rioting began when a Muslim mob set fire to a train carrying Hindu pilgrims.