Rioting Kills 8 in Bangladesh

At least eight people were killed in Bangladesh on Sunday in clashes between police and rioting activists of an Islamic party who were protesting the execution of one of their leaders. Police said the rioters torched houses and fought running street battles with officers in towns and cities during a third day of unrest since the execution of Abdul Quader Mollah for war crimes. Mollah was hanged late Thursday, after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute appeal. Shortly...

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