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Dominos Pizza In India Attacked Over Diplomat Row With U.S.

Indian Protesters Attack Dominos Pizza
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MUMBAI, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Activists of a small Indian political group ransacked a Dominos Pizza outlet in a Mumbai suburb on Friday, demanding a ban on U.S. goods until Washington apologises for the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York that has touched off a furore.

Police said no-one was hurt in the attack, which came as diplomats from the two countries sought to defuse the row over the arrest and subsequent strip-search of Devyani Khobragade in a visa fraud case.

The Republican Party of India, which carried out the attack, sent pictures to media organisations showing a broken glass door at the outlet. The party said it wanted the United States to drop charges against the Indian diplomat.

(Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Writing by Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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A member of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of India's ruling Congress party, shouts slogans during a protest outside the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:AP)
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Indian policemen stand guard as members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of India's ruling Congress party, participate in a protest outside the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:AP)
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Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of India's ruling Congress party, shout slogans during a protest outside the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:AP)
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Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of India's ruling Congress party, participate in a protest outside the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:AP)
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Indian policemen stop a group of the student wing of ruling Congress party, National Students Union of India (NSUI), during a protest outside the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:AP)
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A member of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of India's ruling Congress party, shouts slogans during a protest outside the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:AP)
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