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Pakistan: Police resort to tear gas, baton-charge PTI workers ahead of Sia
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Sialkot [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): In a crackdown against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which has hit the street against the ouster of the Imran Khan-led government, Pakistani authorities resorted to tear gas and baton-charge the party workers who were preparing for a rally in Sialkot on
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4 killed, dozens injured in stampede in Bolivia
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
La Paz [Bolivia], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four students died and some 50 were injured after an apparent tear gas grenade exploded, causing a stampede in the Bolivian city of Potosi, local police said on Monday.
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Sri Lanka parliament adjourned until May 17
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Following a tense situation in Sri Lanka Parliament, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has adjourned the session until May 17, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: MPs trapped inside Parliament amid students protest
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): As the ongoing protests of university students in Sri Lanka near the Parliament continue, the parliamentarians of Sri Lanka are trapped inside the Parliament premises, unable to leave.
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Sri Lanka Police fires tear gas on university students protesting outside
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka Police fired tear gas on the protesters on Thursday in order to disperse the protest staged by University students under the theme "Let's oust the government! Let's reverse the system!" outside the parliament.
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Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds at May Day demonstrations in Paris
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between the French police and demonstrators broke out at May Day rallies in Paris on Sunday, forcing law enforcement officers to use tear gas several times, according to a Sputnik correspondent.
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Police use tear gas against radicals protesting in Paris after election
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between radicals and law enforcement officers erupted in Paris after the announcement of preliminary presidential election results, with police having used tear gas against the demonstrators, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Anti-government protests continue, police use w
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing unrest in Sri Lanka following the economic crisis, the anti-government protests continue to take place in the island nation, demanding solutions to the current economic crisis.
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Protest continues in Nepal against US grant as politicos make attempt to b
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 24 (ANI): Protestors have continued to picket areas near the federal Parliament which resulted in stone pelting, firing of tear gas and baton charge by Nepal Police.
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Pakistan: One dead, several injured as police baton-charge MQM-P protester
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): At least one was killed and several members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), including women were left injured after Karachi police baton-charged and tear-gassed them during a protest at the city's Shahrah-e-Faisal, local media reported.
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Karachi police use baton-charge, tear gas to disperse MQM-P protesters out
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Karachi police used baton-charge, tear gas to disperse Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) protesters who had gathered in large numbers in the afternoon hours, attempting to reach the Chief Minister House for a sit-in.
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Taliban fire tear gas against Afghan women protesting for rights in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI): The Taliban members fired tear gas and used pepper spray against the Afghan women who were protesting for their rights in Kabul on Sunday, reported local media.
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