Two people were killed and a CRPF jawan injured in the violence.
Bhubaneswar: More violence has hit the Kandhamal District in Orissa. Two people are dead after a mob of 500 attacked a village with a sizable Christian population on Saturday.
Gunfire broke out when security forces tried to stop a mob of around 500 people from attacking Christians.
One CRPF jawan was also injured. More security forces have been rushed to the area to contain the violence.
The fresh violence comes just a few weeks after the district witnessed some of the worst communal clashes in Orissa.
The violence had been triggered by the killing of VHP leader Swami Lakshmananda.
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