Eyewitnesses report security forces ‘choking’ protesters with large amounts of tear gas, spraying hot water on crowds and firing live ammunition Many received shrapnel injuries, some consistent with police use of stun grenades Internet cut off, with one protester saying ‘We are cut off from the world. It’s just us and the forces here facing …
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