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Indian troops act on Calcutta protests

By Jo Johnson in New Delhi

Published: November 21 2007 12:31 | Last updated: November 22 2007 07:18

Authorities on Thursday lifted a curfew in Calcutta after the Communist government of the Indian state of West Bengal on Wednesday deployed soldiers on to the streets to quash protests against its crackdown on opposition to a planned chemical plant

”We are not sure whether the curfew will be imposed again, but the situation is peaceful now,” said Gautam Mohan Chakraborty, the police chief.

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