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'We Want To Go Home': Manipur's Displaced People Protest, Cops Take Action
The Manipur Police today fired tear gas shells, rubber bullets and lathi-charged hundreds of internally displaced people who held protests in Imphal valley over the government's alleged inaction on working out a plan to send them back home.
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Protesters Set Jail On Fire In Bangladesh, Free "Hundreds" Of Inmates
Bangladeshi student protesters stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates Friday as police struggled to quell unrest, with huge rallies in the capital Dhaka despite a police ban on public gatherings.
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Pics: Tear Gas, Rocks, And Looting As Kenya Police And Protesters Clash
Crowds in Kenya's capital Nairobi lobbed rocks and looted businesses as police officers fired tear gas in scattered violence during fresh anti-government protests on Tuesday following last month's deadly demonstrations.
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Police Remove Pro-Palestinian Students Occupying Top Paris University
Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Nepal Police Fire Tear Gas, Clash With Pro-Monarchy Protesters
Nepali police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons as thousands marched in the capital Kathmandu demanding the restoration of a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.
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Policeman Injured, Tear Gas Shells Fired As Cops, Farmers Clash In Haryana
A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers - trying to march to join others on the Punjab-Haryana border - and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Hisar district.
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Police Use Tear Gas On Farmers At Punjab-Haryana Border
Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Friday fired tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers when they moved towards the barricades at the Shambhu border near Ambala, a day after talks between Union ministers and farmer leaders remained inconclusive.
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Municipal Palace Set On Fire In Mexican Town After Cops Shoot Man Dead
Residents of a Mexican town set fire to the municipal palace overnight on Friday in a violent protest after local police shot a young man in the neck, according to his relatives, after he did not stop his car at a checkpoint.
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Anti-Israel Protesters Fire Smoke bombs, Flares In Clash With Cops In Italy
Protesters clashed with police in the Italian city of Vicenza on Saturday after a demonstration against the presence of Israeli exhibitors at an international jewellery fair.
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Protester Sets Self On Fire Outside Israeli Consulate In US
A protester outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire, in what police said was likely an "extreme" political statement.
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Protesters, Cops Clash In Imphal Over Killing Of 2 Teens, Curfew Reimposed
Protests against the killing of two students in Manipur intensified on Wednesday morning, with demonstrators clashing with police personnel in Imphal. Police baton-charged the protesters and fired tear gas shells to bring the situation under control.
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9 Cops Among 15 Injured As Cement Plant Protest Turns Violent In Meghalaya
At least 15 people, including nine police personnel, were injured when a protest against a public hearing for the expansion of a cement plant turned violent in Meghalaya on Thursday. Police had to resort to baton-charging and firing tear gas shells.
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Odisha Police Station Torched Over Cops' "Involvement" In Ganja Smuggling
An irate mob in Odisha's Kandhamal district on Saturday set a police station on fire during a protest against the alleged involvement of policemen in smuggling of ganja, a senior officer said.
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Hundreds More Arrested In Riot-Hit France, Scores Of Buildings Set On Fire
The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country.
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Houses Set On Fire In Manipur Capital, Protesters, Security Forces Clash
Protesters clashed with security forces in Manipur's capital Imphal today despite the state government enforcing a curfew. Some people have been injured, the police said, adding a few houses have been set on fire too.
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'We Want To Go Home': Manipur's Displaced People Protest, Cops Take Action
The Manipur Police today fired tear gas shells, rubber bullets and lathi-charged hundreds of internally displaced people who held protests in Imphal valley over the government's alleged inaction on working out a plan to send them back home.
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Protesters Set Jail On Fire In Bangladesh, Free "Hundreds" Of Inmates
Bangladeshi student protesters stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates Friday as police struggled to quell unrest, with huge rallies in the capital Dhaka despite a police ban on public gatherings.
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Pics: Tear Gas, Rocks, And Looting As Kenya Police And Protesters Clash
Crowds in Kenya's capital Nairobi lobbed rocks and looted businesses as police officers fired tear gas in scattered violence during fresh anti-government protests on Tuesday following last month's deadly demonstrations.
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Police Remove Pro-Palestinian Students Occupying Top Paris University
Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Nepal Police Fire Tear Gas, Clash With Pro-Monarchy Protesters
Nepali police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons as thousands marched in the capital Kathmandu demanding the restoration of a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.
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Policeman Injured, Tear Gas Shells Fired As Cops, Farmers Clash In Haryana
A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers - trying to march to join others on the Punjab-Haryana border - and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Hisar district.
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Police Use Tear Gas On Farmers At Punjab-Haryana Border
Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Friday fired tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers when they moved towards the barricades at the Shambhu border near Ambala, a day after talks between Union ministers and farmer leaders remained inconclusive.
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Municipal Palace Set On Fire In Mexican Town After Cops Shoot Man Dead
Residents of a Mexican town set fire to the municipal palace overnight on Friday in a violent protest after local police shot a young man in the neck, according to his relatives, after he did not stop his car at a checkpoint.
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Anti-Israel Protesters Fire Smoke bombs, Flares In Clash With Cops In Italy
Protesters clashed with police in the Italian city of Vicenza on Saturday after a demonstration against the presence of Israeli exhibitors at an international jewellery fair.
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Protester Sets Self On Fire Outside Israeli Consulate In US
A protester outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire, in what police said was likely an "extreme" political statement.
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Protesters, Cops Clash In Imphal Over Killing Of 2 Teens, Curfew Reimposed
Protests against the killing of two students in Manipur intensified on Wednesday morning, with demonstrators clashing with police personnel in Imphal. Police baton-charged the protesters and fired tear gas shells to bring the situation under control.
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9 Cops Among 15 Injured As Cement Plant Protest Turns Violent In Meghalaya
At least 15 people, including nine police personnel, were injured when a protest against a public hearing for the expansion of a cement plant turned violent in Meghalaya on Thursday. Police had to resort to baton-charging and firing tear gas shells.
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Odisha Police Station Torched Over Cops' "Involvement" In Ganja Smuggling
An irate mob in Odisha's Kandhamal district on Saturday set a police station on fire during a protest against the alleged involvement of policemen in smuggling of ganja, a senior officer said.
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Hundreds More Arrested In Riot-Hit France, Scores Of Buildings Set On Fire
The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country.
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Houses Set On Fire In Manipur Capital, Protesters, Security Forces Clash
Protesters clashed with security forces in Manipur's capital Imphal today despite the state government enforcing a curfew. Some people have been injured, the police said, adding a few houses have been set on fire too.
