Petrol bomb hurled at CPI(M) office in Coimbatore

A petrol bomb was reportedly hurled by unidentified persons at the district CPI(M) office in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on Saturday. A car parked there was partially damaged in the incident, police said.

The police said that forensic examination is on. No arrest has been made in this case yet.

Tamil Nadu: Petrol bomb hurdled at CPI (M) office in Coimbatore by unknown miscreants during early morning hours. pic.twitter.com/m86QmVxNEZ

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Earlier, a petrol bomb was thrown at BJP Thiruvananthapuram district committee office on June 7. Fortunately there were no injuries or any serious damages because of the attack.

After the incident, BJP has called district strike on June 8. According to the party, ruling CPM was responsible for the attack, responding to the attack on the CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury by right-wing activists.

This is a developing story.

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