Tension in Hyderabad after poster of Ayatollah Khamenei torn

Tension gripped Moula Ali Kaman in Malkajgiri on Wednesday night after some youth allegedly tore down a poster of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Authorities have since deployed a police picket at the site to prevent further disturbances.

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Moula Ali Kaman in Malkajgiri on Wednesday night after some youth allegedly tore the poster of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The local Shia groups had put up posters at Moula Ali Kaman, following the assassination of the Iranian leader in the joint US-Israel airstrikes in Tehran on February 28. To register their protest, the local people had put up posters of Ali Khamenei.

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Some youngsters had on Wednesday night torn the poster leading to tension. The local people caught the miscreant and handed him over to the police.

A police picket has been deployed at the site.