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| 20 hurt at pro-hartal elements clash with cops in city |
| 2013-02-25 |
| Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) - At least 20 people, including three cops, were injured, mostly with bullets, as the pro-hartal activists clashed with police in old part of the city on Saturday evening. Witnesses said the activists of several Islamic parties brought out a procession in favour of SundayÂ’s hartal from Patuatuli under Kotwali police station at about 6:45 pm. When the procession reached Noabazar, police tried to resist it, triggering a clash. At one stage, police fired teargas shells and sprayed rubber bullets to disperse the procession, leaving 20 people injured. However, officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station AB Siddique said 10 people, including three policemen, were injured in the incident. |
| Posted by:Steve White |