Thousands Protest in India Over Dow Chemical's Olympic Sponsorship
<div class='node-body'><p>BHOPAL, India -- Thousands protested in India Saturday against the country's decision to compete in the London Olympics despite sponsorship of the Games by a US firm linked to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.</p>
<p>Marking the 27th anniversary of the industrial disaster which killed tens of thousands of people, protesters gathered at two sites in the central city of Bhopal to demand India pull out from the Games, which are sponsored by Dow Chemical.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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