Bangladesh police break up workers protest; 150 hurt

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Source: Reuters

DHAKA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - At least 150 people were injured when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse wage protests by textile workers in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka and main port city of Chittagong on Sunday.

Witnesses said around 50 people were injured in the capital and another 100 in Chittagong, some 300 km (190 miles) to the southeast.

Police said around 4,000 workers attacked police and vandalized at least 20 vehicles, including setting fire to one, in Chittagong.

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The violence forced some 300 industrial units, mostly garment factories, to close down in the Chittagong Export Procession Zone. Factory officials and police said they would be reopened as soon as possible.

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