Police caught napping while vandals attack US Embassy

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By Armand Galang, Jeannette I. Andrade, Tonette Orejas

Inquirer Central Luzon, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

A handful of riot police try to push back protesters who defaced the seal of the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines during a rally early Monday April 16, 2012 to coincide with the opening of the annual joint military exercise dubbed « Balikatan 2012 » or Shoulder-to-Shoulder between U.S. and Philippine troops. The protesters are also calling for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement which allows the U.S. troops’ presence in the country. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Activists protesting Balikatan, the annual Philippine-US military exercises, on Monday hurled paint-filled balloons at the American seal of the US Embassy in Manila and removed some of the letters of its signage using crowbars. Read more…

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Publié dans émeutes, riots