Bangladesh: Protests erupt over PM Modi's visit, 4 killed after police fire rubber bullets
At least four people were killed in the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong on Friday after police fired rubber bullets at protesters during a demonstration against the visit of PM Narendra Modi.
HIGHLIGHTS
- PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh
- The visit marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence
- We had to fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters, said police
At least four people were killed in the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong on Friday after police fired rubber bullets at protesters during a demonstration against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a police official said.
"We had to fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse them as they entered a police station and carried out extensive vandalism," Rafiqul Islam, the police official told Reuters, referring to protesters.
Protests against Modi's visit were also flared in the capital Dhaka, where dozens of people, including two journalists, were injured in clashes with police, witnesses said.
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