FIVE KILLED IN PROTEST AT COAL POWER PLANTS

At least five people were killed and 100 injured when police opened fire on thousands of villagers protesting against the planned construction of two coal-fired power plants in Bangladesh in April.

Violent clashes arose after protests were banned, following days of peaceful demonstration in Gandamara, a coastal town near Chittagong, when the company behind the project started purchasing land. Police have filed cases against around 3,200 people for violence, but villagers maintain the violence came from police.

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