World IN BRIEF : BANGLADESH : Clashes Hurt 200 Outside Parliament
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Nearly 200 people were injured in raging battles in Dhaka as Bangladesh’s newly elected Parliament met shortly after Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was sworn in for a second term, defying opposition protests and apparent diplomatic disapproval of the elections. Witnesses said battles erupted as tens of thousands of opposition activists tried to storm Parliament. Police and paramilitary forces matched bomb-throwing protesters with rubber bullets, tear gas and batons.
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