New Delhi, India (CNN) At least 24 people, including one police officer, have been killed in violent communal clashes in the Indian capital between supporters and opponents of a new law that fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from select countries.

The unrest, which erupted in parts of New Delhi on Monday, coincided with a visit to India by US President Donald Trump

Policemen stand in front of burned shops in New Delhi following clashes over a new citizenship law on February 24.

Authorities deployed tear gas, as protesters hurled stones, damaged property and set numerous vehicles and a gasoline pump on fire, according to police, as the violence stretched into its second day.

On Wednesday morning, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's highest elected official, tweeted that police were "unable to control situation and instil confidence" despite ongoing efforts overnight, and requested that the military be called in and a curfew imposed in affected areas.

At least 188 people have been treated in hospital, mostly from bullet injuries, and the rest from blunt force trauma, since the violence began.

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