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Indian Protest Clashes Leave Nine Dead
People are protesting a copper smelter that some say is causing environmental damage
Nine people have died in clashes with police in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu amid protests against a copper smelter that residents say is causing environmental damage. We speak to BBC Tamil about #SterliteProtests. Also, fighting is continuing in Ghazni province, South West of the capital Kabul. We'll go there to hear the latest. And a white woman has been booed at a Kendrick Lamar gig for singing the N-word on stage. (Photo: Women shout slogans during a protest against the government and police forces in Chennai. Credit: Reuters)
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Tue 22 May 201816:06GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet
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- Tue 22 May 201816:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet




