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Article

7 Jan 2007

Author:
Reuters

Two killed in clash over West Bengal industrial hub [India]

At least two people were killed and dozens injured in eastern India on Sunday after rival political activists hurled crude bombs and fired handguns over the acquisition of farmland for an industrial hub, police said. The industrial zone is to be built in West Bengal state with help from Indonesian conglomerate the Salim Group, but the project has faced opposition from farmers refusing to give up their land... The communist government has angered...many of its traditional supporters among poor farmers by its drive to acquire land for several industrial projects, including a small car plant by India's Tata group. But the state government...said it would continue to acquire land for industrial projects.