WORLD : 10 Killed in Riots Against Gandhi
Police battled protesters nationwide today during demonstrations against alleged corruption in Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s government. More than 100,000 people were reported arrested and 10 killed in clashes with police and related violence.
A daylong general strike shut down commerce and transportation in the six states governed by the opposition, but it was less effective in the 19 states controlled by Gandhi’s Congress Party.
At least 80 people, including five policemen, were injured and more than 103,450 people were arrested during the strike, police said.
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