Religion of peace? Please ! From BBC World News

Four deaths in clashes in Lucknow, India Muslims tried to force Hindus to shut their shops, police saidFour people have been killed in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, the state government says. Violence started after Muslims protesting at President Bush's Indian visit tried to force Hindu traders to shut their shops, police say. The state's Home Secretary, Alok Sinha, said eight people were being treated in hospital for their injuries. Police say the protesters also set fire to shops and banks in the city. "Muslims after offering prayers went around ordering shops to down their shutters to protest President Bush's visit to India which sparked off the clashes because the Hindus objected," police chief Ashutoch Pandey told the AFP news agency. Three of the dead are reported to have been shot. It is not clear how many of the dead are Muslims or Hindus. The authorities have now imposed a ban on gatherings of more than five people. Reports say arguments between Hindus and Muslims got out of control because of inadequate security with many police deployed elsewhere to deal with a visit by Indian President Abdul Kalam.