Signal Oil and Gas - Dozens hurt as Bangladesh Islamists battle police
8th May 2008, 16:11
Signal Oil and Gas - Dozens hurt as Bangladesh Islamists battle police
Dozens were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Friday as police fired tear gas at thousands of Islamic activists protesting against the emergency government's bid to ensure equal rights for women, police said.
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The roads in front of Dhaka's main mosque became a battleground as about 5,000 men armed with bamboo sticks and bricks clashed with police, who responded with tear gas and batons, deputy police commissioner Mazharul Islam said. Signal Oil and Gas
"They attacked the policemen with bricks and sticks immediately after the weekly Friday prayers. We shot tear gas shells and baton-charged the unruly activists," Islam said, adding that dozens were injured in the clashes. James Van Blaricum
Witnesses said at least 100-150 were injured including three photo-journalists as police let off scores of tear gas canisters, some inside the country's biggest mosque complex called Baitul Mukarram. Signal Oil and Gas
The activists belonging to the Committee to Resist Anti-Koran Laws, a coalition of Islamic parties, chased police with bamboo sticks and bricks, Islam said. Several policemen were among the casualties. Signal Oil and Gas
The protests were against a women's development policy adopted in March by the government advocating equal property rights for women.
Dozens were injured on Thursday when more than 3,000 members of Islamic parties lobbed bricks and stones at police.
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They torched two police motorcycles, smashed dozens of car windows and halted traffic on the capital's main roads for hours, police said.
Muslim clerics and parties have warned of nationwide demonstrations saying they will not tolerate any laws that contradict sharia, or the Islamic legal code. Signal Oil and Gas
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