India: Police Attack Allegedly Violent Protesters With Chemical Weapons

Source: US News & World Report

“Police lobbed ⁠tear ⁠gas shells and used ‘minimum ⁠force’ on Monday to quell a factory workers’ protest ​in the Indian national capital’s suburb of Noida, which turned violent on its fourth ‌day, with vehicles torched and ‌stones pelted in parts of the satellite city. … Visuals ⁠from news agency ANI, in which Reuters has a minority stake, showed ⁠dozens of protesters marching on the street and chanting slogans, while security personnel in anti-riot gear looked on. Other visuals showed an overturned vehicle with flames rising out of it, and protesters hurling stones and trying to break through barricades.” (04/13/26)

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