At least 13 killed in Bangladesh election violence
Uneven contest: a soldier keeps watch on polling day in Dhaka. Photo: Reuters Thousands of protesters firebombed polling stations and stole ballot papers as deadly violence flared across Bangladesh Sunday during an election boycotted by the opposition. Police said at least 13 people had been killed and more than 200 polling stations were set on fire or trashed by mobs in a bid by the opposition to wreck the one-sided contest. Two of those killed were beaten to death while guarding polling stations in northern districts which bore the brunt of the violence. “We’ve seen thousands of protesters attack polling booths and our personnel at a number of locations with Molotov cocktails and…
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