Chennai, March 5 (IANS) A large number of policemen were deployed in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore for additional security after a mosque was attacked by some unidentified assailants on Wednesday night, police said.
The mosque was not damaged.
A petrol bomb was thrown at the mosque late on Wednesday night, in an attack was seen as a retaliatory action for the assault of Hindu Munnani official Anand on Wednesday night while he was returning home after participating in a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally.
The Hindu Munnani official is undergoing treatment in a hospital in Coimbatore, 500 km from here
A shut down protest has been called on Friday in Coimbatore by Hindu Munnani to protesting against the attack on Anand.
--IANS
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