Bangladesh garment worker protest turns violent
Thousands of garment workers demanding higher pay clashed with police for a second day Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured and at least 200 factories closed, police said.
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A Bangladeshi policeman fires a shotgun loaded with rubber projectiles during clashes with police and garment workers in Ashulia, a key garment manufacturing hub outside Dhaka, Nov. 12, 2013.Bangladesh
Bangladeshi garment workers assist an injured colleague during clashes with police in Ashulia, Nov. 12, 2013.Bangladesh
Bangladeshi garment workers are pictured on the ground as others react after riot police fired tear gas shells during clashes in Ashulia, Nov. 12, 2013.Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi policeman prepares to fire tear gas shells to disperse protesting garment workers in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.Bangladesh
Bangladeshi riot policemen take their positions as they try to chase away protesting garment workers in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
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A Bangladeshi riot policeman chases a garment worker as they clash in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
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Bangladeshi policemen assist an injured colleague during a clash with garment workers in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
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Bangladeshi garment workers assist their colleagues injured during a clash with police in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
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Bangladeshi riot police chase garment workers during their clash in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
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Bangladeshi garment workers help their colleague lying on the ground after being injured during a clash with police in Ashulia, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
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Riot police chase garment workers during clashes in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.
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Garment workers walk out from a factory as other workers clash with police in Ashulia, Bangladesh, Nov. 12, 2013.