At least nine dead after police fire on protestors seeking closure of Indian copper smelter


  • World
  • Tuesday, 22 May 2018

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least nine died after police fired at protestors calling for closure of a Vedanta Resources-controlled copper smelter in South India, a senior police official told Reuters on Tuesday.

"Nine people have been confirmed dead," said the official, Kapil Kumar Saratkar.

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