MAPUTO (Reuters) - Police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against rising prices in Mozambique's capital on Wednesday, killing two children and at least four other people, police and hospital sources said. Police shot live ammunition after running out of rubber bullets, police officials said. They also fired tear gas as protesters blocked roads and burned tyres across the city. The government said it had the situation under control.
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against rising prices in Mozambique's capital on Wednesday, killing two children and at least four other people, police and hospital sources said.
Police shot live ammunition after running out of rubber bullets, police officials said. They also fired tear gas as protesters blocked roads and burned tyres across the city.
The government said it had the situation under control.
The protests appeared to have been touched off when the government increased prices on bread by 30 percent on Wednesday as wheat prices have soared around the world.
Isn't it amazing how us white folks think we will always be immune to these types of events ... massive hunger is for those other folks. Just wait people, just wait. In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
