Indian official says 3 Muslims burned to death after clash with Hindu fishermen
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A government official says at least three Muslims were burned to death when their thatched huts were set on fire during a clash between Hindu and Muslim groups in eastern India.
Atul Prasad, a Bihar state administrator, says the violence erupted Sunday after the body of a young Hindu boy was found in Sarayian village more than a week after he went missing.
Prasad says the Hindu fishermen community blamed the Muslims for the boy's death as he was friendly with a Muslim girl from the village, 105 kilometers (65 miles) north of Patna, the capital of Bihar state.
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He says police have arrested eight Hindu villagers for setting fire to dozen huts in the poor Muslim community, adding the situation was now under control in the village.