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Muslim protests greet Israel's Sharon in India BOMBAY, Sept. 9 — Indian police detained more than 100 Muslim protesters, including leading clerics, on Tuesday as they demonstrated against a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
About 200 people, some waving black flags and shouting anti-Israeli slogans, gathered in a Muslim-dominated area of India's commercial capital, Bombay, to denounce Sharon's treatment of Palestinians. ''He has massacred thousands of innocent Palestinians. He is still killing Muslims,'' Muslim scholar Maulana Mansoor Ali Khan told the crowd. ''He is a terrorist, a war criminal.'' More protests were planned in other cities. Sharon arrived on Monday for a four-day visit to build closer ties with India, a move that has worried some Indian Muslims and neighbouring Pakistan. He travels to Bombay on Thursday. Police said those detained would not be charged. Copyright 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
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