Palmeiras players, fearing possible violence from their fans, are keeping a low profile after successive home defeats effectively ended their Brazilian title hopes.

在巴西国内锦标赛上主场连续失利的巴西帕尔梅拉斯队队员不仅夺冠希望渺茫，现在他们甚至开始担心起自己的身家性命来。

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Eyewitnesses say most of the residents have fled, fearing more violence between the Islamist rivals.

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The BBC's Ethirajan Anbarasan in Dhaka says that many people are staying indoors fearing violence, with most private vehicles off the roads.

BBC: Violence flares in Bangladesh strike

The figure was incomplete, she added, as not all people reported violence to the police, fearing their homosexuality could become public knowledge.

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