11 massacred in Bihar

SIWAN, OCT. 14. In a fresh outbreak of violence, eleven members of a Yadav family were mowed down by unidentified gunmen at Mujahipur village under Muffasil police station in Bihar's Siwan district on Friday night sparking off tension.

Two persons suffered gun-shot injuries in the attack. One of them was sent to Patna Medical College hospital in a critical condition.

The killing has sparked off communal tension in the Muffasil police area.

The RJD president, Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav, accompanied by Bihar Ministers, Mr. Shivanand Tiwari and Mr. Awadh Bihari Choudhury visited the spot to make an on-the-spot study of the situation.

Mr. Yadav met the affected family members and assured that the State Government would not ``spare anyone'' found to be involved in the massacre.

The BJP, CPI and CPI(M)(L) have strongly condemned the killing and held the State administration responsible for the carnage. The CPI(M)(L) in a press statement in Patna demanded the immediate arrest of RJD's Siwan MP, Mr. Mohammed Sahabuddin.

- PTI

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