Hundreds of foreign workers, mostly from Bangladesh and India, have rioted in Singapore after being enraged by a fatal road accident, leaving 18 people injured and police vehicles burnt.
It's the city-state's worst outbreak of violence in more than 40 years.
A police statement said the disturbance started in the congested Little India district when a 33-year-old Indian man was killed after being hit by a private bus.
Police said about 400 people on the scene began rioting, attacking the bus as well as police vehicles after officers responded to reports of a commotion.
Officials said 10 policemen, four civil defence staff and the bus driver and conductor were among the injured, but none were seriously hurt.
A total of 27 workers were arrested on charges of rioting, which is punishable by up to seven years in prison plus caning. Full story...
It's the city-state's worst outbreak of violence in more than 40 years.
A police statement said the disturbance started in the congested Little India district when a 33-year-old Indian man was killed after being hit by a private bus.
Police said about 400 people on the scene began rioting, attacking the bus as well as police vehicles after officers responded to reports of a commotion.
Officials said 10 policemen, four civil defence staff and the bus driver and conductor were among the injured, but none were seriously hurt.
A total of 27 workers were arrested on charges of rioting, which is punishable by up to seven years in prison plus caning. Full story...
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