Rare riot jolts Singapore
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 400 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clashed">clashed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="riot">riot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 27 <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riot">riot</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 33-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="riot">riot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="around">around</span> 170 <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riots">riots</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windscreen">windscreen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 27 <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 300 <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quell">quell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riot">riot</span>.</p><p><span word="Footage">Footage</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="flipped">flipped</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="CDF">CDF</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorbike">motorbike</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="riot">riot</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 400 <span word="subjects">subjects</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p>
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