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Summary Riot police in Bangladesh fired tear gas shells Sunday to disperse thousands of activists.
The protesters were trying to enforce an anti-government general strike. At least 50 people were injured in the riots.The violence erupted at two places outside capital Dhaka after police tried to stop the protesters from blocking roads and smashing vehicles that defied the shutdown.Many threw stones at police. Police responded with batons and tear gas.The 30-hour nationwide strike has been called by a coalition of 12 Islamic parties to protest removal of a religious clause from the countrys constitution. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party backed the protest.
