Purnea (Bihar), Oct 29 (PTI) A person was injured following a clash between members of two groups in Bihar's Purnea district on Sunday over a controversial Instagram post on the Israel-Hamas conflict, police said.

The incident took place at Champa Nagar area around 6 am, police said, adding traffic came to a standstill for several hours as protesters hit the streets and burnt tyres and shouted slogans against police for not arresting the person who made the post.

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Finally, senior police officials reached the spot and asked the protestors to clear the road. Later in the day, police arrested the man responsible for the post.

In a post on X, Purnea police said, "One person sustained minor injury following a clash between members of two groups in Champa Nagar area after a controversial Instagram post pertaining to Israel. Police have arrested the person who made the Instagram post".

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