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Bangladesh businesses close for 2nd day of strike
Apr 23rd, 2012
Police opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators who stormed a police station Monday in northeastern Bangladesh, on the second day of an opposition-sponsored general strike protesting a politician's disappearance. Police said one person was killed and more than 50 others injured. (Source: Associated Press) -
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