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In cow-worshipping India, beef stirs up vigilante violence

Clip: 4/18/2016 | 6m 17s

The cow is considered sacred to Hindus, who make up 80 percent of India's 1.2 billion.

The cow is considered sacred to Hindus, who make up 80 percent of India's 1.2 billion people. Recently, allegations of the consumption of beef have sparked a spate of violent incidents, raising alarm about intolerance again the significant Muslim minority. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

04/18/2016 | Rating NR

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