18 Die In Bangladesh Election Day Violence

Opposition protesters in Bangladesh firebombed polling stations and destroyed ballots for the country's parliamentary election as violence across the country left at least 18 people dead.Polls closed Sunday with extremely low turnout, and officials say voting was halted at more than 150 polling stations due to attacks by activists.Tens of thousands of troops were deployed across the country in the lead-up to Sunday's election, but their presence largely failed to stem the violence....

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