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Great exodus
People from Assam crowd to board a train back to their homes at the railway station in Bangalore on August 16. Thousands of people from the northeast fled from Bangalore on Thursday as fear grew of a backlash over violence against Muslims in Assam and neighbouring Myanmar.
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Waiting for the the rail
People from Assam wait at the Bangalore railway station to board a train back to their homes fearing a backlash over violence against Muslims in Assam and neighbouring Myanmar.
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Rushing home
The panic-stricken Assamese passengers crowd inside a train compartment in a Bangalore train leaving for Assam on August 16
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Sleeping in platforms
Assam-bound passengers take a nap at a platform in Chennai waiting for the train to board back to their homes. The exodus happened on August 16 on rumours of a backlash of violence against Muslims in Assam
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Pune exodus
Assamese residing in Pune sit on the platform as they wait for the train to go home on August 16. Pune is about 190 km (118 miles) from Mumbai.
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Panic exodus
A woman from Assam waits with her child for the train to start as they make their way back home at a railway station in Bangalore on August 17.
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Jostling crowd
Assamese passengers stand at a platform in Bangalore railway station to catch a train on August 16.
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Home sweet home
People from India's northeastern states, walk at the Guwahati railway platform upon their return from southern Indian states on August 18. Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh assured migrants from the northeast that they were safe as thousands fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities on Friday (August 17), fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam.
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Fleeing Garden City
People from India's northeastern states crowd to board a train back to their homes at the Bangalore railway station on August 17.
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