At least 22 dead as police clash with Bangladesh Islamists

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At least 22 people have been killed after police clashed with thousands of Islamists demanding a new blasphemy law in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police and medical officials said Monday.

The bodies of 11 victims, including a policeman, were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mozammel Haq, a police inspector based at the hospital, told AFP.

Officials at three private clinics in the capital confirmed that they had received the bodies of 11 other victims.