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India: Police Arrest More Than 70 at Protest Against LNG Terminal in Kerala

HeadlineJun 20, 2017

In India, police arrested more than 70 people at a protest Sunday against a liquefied natural gas import terminal in the southern state of Kerala. Activists say multiple demonstrators were also injured when the police charged them and beat them with police batons. Residents have been protesting the gas facility for months. Sunday’s protest was led by women, and a majority of those arrested were female activists.

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