"An unusual feature of the current clashes was the heavy toll inflicted on the majority community, forcing many of them to flee their hearth and homes south of the Musi, which were immediately occupied by members of the minority community... House-to-house searches in the [predominantly Muslim] old city yielded a rich haul of weapons, imported from the north."
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The Statesman, 11/12/1990. Quoted from Elst, Koenraad (1991). Ayodhya and after: Issues before Hindu society.
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