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'Petrol bomb' hurled outside Raj Bhavan's main gate in Chennai

A senior police official says the accused is being questioned for the motive in hurling the petrol bomb

PTI Chennai Published 25.10.23, 05:44 PM
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A Molotov cocktail was lobbed by a man in front of the Raj Bhavan's main gate here on Wednesday, police said.

The man who threw the petrol bomb was immediately overpowered, they said. A senior police official said the accused is being questioned for the motive in hurling the petrol bomb.

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A Molotov cocktail is an incendiary, usually petrol, filled in a bottle and a piece of cloth is used as a wick to light it.

The BJP's state unit president K Annamalai alleged the incident "reflects the true law and order situation in Tamil Nadu."

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