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| Bangladesh Police Get OK to Shoot at Will |
| 2003-05-30 |
| "Which one's Will?" (rimshot) Thank you. Bangladesh has authorized police to shoot at will as part of its anti-crime campaign, an official said Friday after reporting more than 350 deaths to gang violence in the past two months. ``We have asked our officers not to hesitate to open fire if they are attacked by gangsters,'' senior police official Ashraful Huda said. Huda said the country's criminal law allows police ``the right to shoot on sight'' while pursuing criminals. ``We are resuming the provision which has rarely been used.'' Gangsters killed at least six police officers in gun battles this month. |
| Posted by:Steve |