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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Greece pledges swift punishment over farm shooting

In this image taken on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, unidentified migrant workers receive first aid at the Medical Center of Varda, in Greece. At least 20 migrant strawberry pickers, most of them from Bangladesh, were shot and wounded in southern Greece on Wednesday, in a pay dispute after a foreman opened fire on them with a shotgun, police said. The incident occurred near the village of Manolada about 260 kilometers (160 miles) west of Athens. (AP Photo/EUROKINISSI) GREECE OUTATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials on Thursday promised "swift and exemplary" punishment for three strawberry plantation foremen who allegedly shot and injured 29 Bangladeshi laborers protesting pay arrears in the country's rural south.



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