VADODARA, India — Authorities imposed a curfew Tuesday in the city of Vadodara in western India, after the demolition of an Islamic shrine led to Muslim-Hindu clashes.

Angry mobs continued to throw stones at each other Tuesday morning, The Indian Express reported, following violence that killed four and injured 21 a day earlier.

On Monday, a crowd had gathered to protest the demolition of a 300-year-old shrine and tomb of a Sufi saint. Violence erupted and police opened fire on the restive crowd.

Local authorities said the shrine was not a protected structure and was demolished as part of a city development project. Many Hindu temples have been destroyed under the same plan.

Muslim leaders said the act was a pre-planned move to disturb communal peace.
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