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Arson-hit areas calm

Lucknow: Life is fast returning to normal in the trouble-torn areas of Uttar Pradesh capital where anti- Bush demonstrations had taken a communal turn claiming four lives on Friday even as security personnel in strength continued to be deployed as a precautionary measure.

No untoward incident has been reported from the affected areas and the State Board examinations, which were cancelled in Aminabad and Kaiserbagh areas in the wake of violence, were being held as scheduled peacefully. . PAC and Rapid Action Force personnel continued to be deployed in the affected areas. Four persons were killed and several others injured when a demonstration against the visit of U.S. President George Bush turned violent resulting in clashes between the two communities last Friday. PTI

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