Thousands march in protest calling for payment of back salary
(5 Sep 2006) SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot demonstration by security forces winding through street, protesters chanting 2. Various mid shot demonstrators, some in uniform, approaching, shooting in air 3. Mid shot demonstrators including men on motorbikes wearing yellow headbands, carrying yellow banners 4. Mid shot woman waving Palestinian flag, chanting protesters 5. Wide shot demonstrators 6. Various of demonstrators, many carrying guns 7. Little boy on father's shoulders in demo 8. People climbing on parliament building, audio sirens, pull out to wide shot of street outside, demonstrators 9. Demonstrators coming through arch at entrance to government building compound 10. Demonstrators outside building, various of young men ripping bits off building 11. Angry men outside shouting and trying to get in building 12. Angry demonstrators on steps of building STORYLINE: More than 5,000 angry Palestinian security officers marched through the streets of Gaza City on Tuesday, firing in the air and chanting, before converging outside the parliament building, demanding payment of their salaries. They threw rocks at the government building, broke windows and pulled pieces off the building in the most intense outburst of anger at the Hamas-led government since widespread strikes began three days ago. The security officers' vehement protest demanding that the Hamas-led government pay them their long overdue wages led to fears that the labour unrest could spiral into violence across the already chaotic Gaza Strip. The protest had been banned on Monday by President Mahmoud Abbas, who said security officers did not have the right to hold marches against the government. However, thousands of armed police began gathering in the streets of Gaza City on Tuesday morning in preparation for the protest. Shops along the protest route throughout downtown were shuttered and closed, some in solidarity and others fearing violence. The protesting officers waved banners, fired in the air and called for the government to resign if it could not pay their salaries. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
