Leicester: Police appeal over tension during religious festival

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Leicester: Police appeal over tension during religious festival
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Officers say they want events to pass safely following reports of confrontations.

Police have appealed for communities in Leicester to help them prevent tensions during a religious festival.

The Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated and the force has asked to be notified of events. No arrests were made in Harewood Road on Tuesday night, when officers said they mediated between a number of young Muslims and Hindus.

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