International Herald Tribune
About 200 injured in clash over power outages in Bangladesh capital, report says
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
DHAKA, Bangladesh Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of people protesting Thursday over power outages in the Bangladeshi capital, leaving about 200 injured, a news report said.

Demonstrators attacked government offices and smashed vehicles as they protested two days of near-constant blackouts in the capital, witnesses said.

Police responded to the violence across Dhaka by firing rubber bullets and tear gas, the United News of Bangladesh agency reported.