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Police are on the scene near the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand train station in Paris after French police shot and wounded a woman who was making threats, a police source told AFP. According to witnesses the woman, who was completely veiled, shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is Greatest") and "made threats", the source said, adding that "police fired because they feared for their safety". After passengers on a suburban train alerted police, agents managed to "isolate" the woman at the Bibliotheque Francois Mitterrand station on the capital's south bank, the source said. IMAGES
Yangon, Mar 16 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar's military rulers have intensified violent repression against anti-coup protesters as security forces have killed at least 94 civilians in the last two days, an advocacy group said Tuesday.The Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP) said Monday the security forces opened fire at protesters in several cities and shot dead at least 20 civilians and wounded more than 50. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Quito, Oct 22 (EFE).- Ecuadorian police on Thursday used tear gas to disperse a demonstration in Quito called by a union to protest the country's economic scenario and the management of the situation by the Lenin Moreno government.The police action came on the Plaza de Santo Domingo in the historic zone of the Ecuadorian capital after protesters started throwing objects at security forces posted at one of the intersections near the Carondelet presidential palace. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHAVEZ).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Lebanese security forces fire tear gas towards protesters during demonstrations in central capital Beirut. IMAGES
Lebanese security forces use a water cannon to try to disperse anti-government protesters gathered near government headquarters at the Grand Serail, in downtown Beirut, to mark 100 days of anti-government demonstrations and denounce a new cabinet line-up. IMAGES
Protesters storm into Baghdad's Green Zone and are repelled by security forces firing tear gas and live bullets, according to a Reuters witness. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).