Mobile phone riot in Bangladesh

Police in Bangladesh have baton charged mobile phone bargain hunters after application forms for a cut-price deal ran out, reports the BBC

"Thousands had queued in the capital, Dhaka, to take advantage of the offer from state-owned Teletalk Bangladesh.

When the forms ran out, crowds who had braved heat, rain and a nationwide strike vented their anger.

One businessman said Teletalk had given out only a few dozen forms and there were 5,000 people in the queue.

Policeman had to baton charge the crowd to prepent a stampede in front of the gates."

emily | 10:41 AM | News, Buzz |
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