Stop massacre of Muslims, Iran's Khamenei tells India

ANKARA

Condemning the recent communal violence in Delhi, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday urged India to "stop the massacre of Muslims."

Riots in northeast Delhi after clashes between protesters for and against a controversial citizenship law turned violent, killing at least 47 people. The violence mainly centered around Muslim-majority neighborhoods with hundreds of shops and homes being burnt.

"The hearts of Muslims all over the world are grieving over the massacre of Muslims in India," Khamenei said on Twitter.

He called upon New Delhi to "confront extremist Hindus & their parties & stop the massacre of Muslims