Clashes in Manila Shanty Town over Demolition
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Violence breaks out at a burned shanty town in Manila, as residents try to protect their homes from being demolished. The local government has declared the site a danger zone after a large fire razed the area last week.
Residents of a business district in Manila clashed with the police on Wednesday, preventing an attempt to demolish a shanty community burned to the ground last week.
They threw rocks and bottles and put up barricades to stop city hall workers from demolishing the homes.
Firefighters fought back with water cannons, but failed to disperse the crowd. Residents used their children to prevent baton-wielding police from breaking their ranks.
[Elsa Miroy, Local Resident]:
"This is injustice. The government should be supporting us, since we have already been victimized by fire. But they have not showed any support. What we have felt is their anger."
The riot ended when authorities halted their operations temporarily.
Nobody was reported injured in the incident.
Authorities banned residents from entering the area and declared it a danger zone.
A large fire burned more than 900 shanties and displaced thousands of residents last week.
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Violence breaks out at a burned shanty town in Manila, as residents try to protect their homes from being demolished. The local government has declared the site a danger zone after a large fire razed the area last week.
Residents of a business district in Manila clashed with the police on Wednesday, preventing an attempt to demolish a shanty community burned to the ground last week.
They threw rocks and bottles and put up barricades to stop city hall workers from demolishing the homes.
Firefighters fought back with water cannons, but failed to disperse the crowd. Residents used their children to prevent baton-wielding police from breaking their ranks.
[Elsa Miroy, Local Resident]:
"This is injustice. The government should be supporting us, since we have already been victimized by fire. But they have not showed any support. What we have felt is their anger."
The riot ended when authorities halted their operations temporarily.
Nobody was reported injured in the incident.
Authorities banned residents from entering the area and declared it a danger zone.
A large fire burned more than 900 shanties and displaced thousands of residents last week.