Bangladesh police fire tear gas to clear protesters blocking traffic


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  • Sunday, 05 Aug 2018

People and students protest over recent traffic accidents that killed a boy and a girl, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 2, 2018, In this still image taken from a video obtained from social media on August 3, 2018. INSTAGRAM/ASIVE CHOWDHURY/via REUTERS

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse tens of thousands of students protesting for an eighth day to demand safer roads after two teenagers were mown down by a bus.

The students blocked roads, only letting emergency vehicles through, and the government has threatened to get tougher if the protests become too disruptive.

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