Indian
police arrested five men after an attack on Nigerian students in Greater Noida.
The four Nigerian students were attacked by a mob during a candle-light march
for a 17-year-old boy, who died of suspected drug overdose.
Senior
police officer Sujata Singh told AFP news agency yesterday that four other
suspects were on the run, adding about 300 people were involved in the riots in
Greater Noida city that started on Monday
“Rumours
were being spread that Africans are behind the youth’s death and racist
comments were made on social media. It looks racially motivated,” Singh said.
The
unrest came after police in Greater Noida released five Nigerian students
detained over the boy’s death, saying they had no evidence against them.
Endurance
Amalawa, one of the attacked students, said he was outside a mall with his
brother when they saw the mob running towards them.
“We
kept crying for help, but no one came, not even the security marshals. I was
running but they followed me and attacked me,” he said on NDTV television.
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