NEW DELHI: Indian police on Tuesday killed nine demonstrators after opening fire on thousands of people demanding the closure of a copper factory due to pollution concerns, a police officer said.
Protesters rampaged for hours in the port city of Tutticorin in the southern state of Tamil Nadu calling for the closure of the plant run by British-based mining giant Vedanta Resources.
“Nine protesters were killed in police firing after they attacked the collectors’ office,” the officer told AFP from the state capital Chennai.
Nine killed by police in India during protest over Tutticorin mining plant
Nine killed by police in India during protest over Tutticorin mining plant
- Thousands of people were demanding the closure of a copper factory due to pollution concerns
- Protesters rampaged for hours in the port city of Tutticorin in the southern state of Tamil Nadu
