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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Police in Bangladesh on Thursday used batons and tear gas to disperse thousands of stone-throwing supporters of a former military ruler, leaving several activists injured, a police official said.
The violence occurred in the town of Rangpur, about 155 miles north of the capital Dhaka, the area's police chief Zahedur Rahman Chowdhury told The Associated Press by phone.
He said several people were injured in the melee during the protest against the rejection of former President Hussain Muhammad Ershad's application to run in next month's national election.
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