Police remove protestors from garbage site

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A tense situation prevailed near the Meetotamulla garbage dump this morning as the police removed protesters, who were staging a Satyagraha campaign and blocking access to the garbage site since last Saturday.

Several protestors were reportedly arrested by the police. A large number of police and army personnel were present at the site.

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Fayad Tuesday, 09 April 2013 08:48 AM

Protestors have the rights to live in an environment free of garbage
This is a basic human rights
Give them a solution than arresting them.

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