The Bangladesh mutiny of 2009
Began principally because of resentment over pay and conditions - the average border guard at the time of the mutiny earned about $70 (£50) a month, equivalent to the wages of a low-ranking government clerk
Exactly why it became so violent - with senior officers and their family members shot in cold blood - is unclear. One theory is that resentment against the officer-class had reached boiling point
The mutineers stole around 2,500 weapons and broke into an annual meeting of top border defence officers before shooting them
The case is believed to be one of the largest of its type in the world, with hundreds of witnesses called for the trial that started in January 2011
The uprising briefly threatened to overthrow the newly-elected government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a country with a history of military-backed coups
Soon after the uprising was crushed, the government announced it was changing the law to allow mutiny to be a capital offence
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