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Four killed as police open fire at workers in Bangladesh

17 April 2021 - 11:40 By Reuters
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Police were forced to open fire when protesters attacked them at the under-construction power plant in Chittagong.
Police were forced to open fire when protesters attacked them at the under-construction power plant in Chittagong.
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At least four people were shot dead and many injured on Saturday as police opened fire at workers demanding a pay rise at a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in southeastern Bangladesh, police said.

Police were forced to open fire when protesters attacked them at the under-construction power plant in Chittagong, local police official Azizul Islam told Reuters by from the location.

"Four died and many injured... We're trying to control the situation," Islam said. 

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