Mosques closed after religious unrest near Indian capital

Most mosques in a major economic hub on the outskirts of the Indian capital were closed for Friday prayers after six people were killed in sectarian unrest.
In Gurugram, a satellite city of New Delhi and a major business hub where Nokia, Samsung and other multinationals are headquartered in India, large numbers of police have been deployed outside several mosques.
Tensions in the area have increased on Monday after rioters threw stones at a Hindu religious procession and set cars on fire in the nearby Muslim-majority Nu district.
Then, early Tuesday morning, an armed mob stormed a mosque in Gurgaon, killing a cleric in apparent retaliation, while mobs chanting Hindu religious slogans vandalized or set fire to several shops and small restaurants. I was No major violent incidents have been reported since Tuesday night. Some mosques in Gurgaon allowed small groups to meet for Friday afternoon prayers, the most important prayer of the week for Muslims.
But five of the city’s main Muslim places of worship visited by AFP news agency were closed, with entrances heavily barricaded by police.
Officials said authorities had not issued an order to close the mosque, and local Islamic leaders had urged believers to pray at home amidst the tension. Muslims held prayers in the square, which was followed by demonstrations by hardline Hindu groups.