Security beefed up in TN's Coimbatore after mosque attacked

Chennai, March 5 A large number of policemen were deployed in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore for additional security after a mosque was attacked by some unidentified assailants on Wednesday night, police said.

The mosque was not damaged.

A petrol bomb was thrown at the mosque late on Wednesday night, in an attack was seen as a retaliatory action for the assault of Hindu Munnani official Anand on Wednesday night while he was returning home after participating in a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally.

The Hindu Munnani official is undergoing treatment in a hospital in Coimbatore, 500 km from here

A shut down protest has been called on Friday in Coimbatore by Hindu Munnani to protesting against the attack on Anand.

( With inputs from IANS )