Thoothukudi violence
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thoothukudi-violence-216-3894636
title:
Thoothukudi violence
text:
Thoothukudi massacre denotes events that took place on 22 and 23 May 2018 in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. The violence took place during an ongoing protest against proposed expansion of a copper smelter plant run by Sterlite Corporation in Thoothukudi town. Police opened fire on the protesters, killed 13 people and left 102 injured. Several policemen were also injured during the protests. On 22 May morning, the 100th day of the anti-Sterlite protests, thousands of people marched towards the T
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description:
22 May 2018 incident in the Thoothukudi district of India
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoothukudi_violence
date created:
2018-05-22T15:41:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T00:05:21Z
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