Bangladesh police open fire at collapsed garment factory protest

    Protest over Savar Rana Plaza building collapse
    Protesters at the former Rana Plaza site held up pictures of victims of the disaster. Photograph: Reazsumon/Demotix/Corbis
    Police in Bangladesh have opened fired at a protest by former workers of a factory making clothes for western retailers that collapsed, who had taken to the streets to complain at their treatment by the authorities since the disaster six weeks ago. (Source: The Guardian) />

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