Police clash with demonstrators protesting rising food prices
(1 Apr 2008) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of street, UPSOUND: Gunshot 2. Burnt out logs in foreground, burning tyres, smoke in the background 3. Close of smouldering logs in street 4. Mid of policemen on the street 5. Mid of women shouting on street 6. Women holding banner reading (French) "the market is expensive," shouting (French) "we cannot buy anything." 7. SOUNDBITE (french) protester, no name given, Vox pop: "Even what we are producing our self has become very expensive, we cannot buy in the market, everything becomes expensive, we don't eat, we don't eat." 8. Wide of protesters walking STORYLINE The government of Ivory Coast is suspending import taxes on a host of food staples amid protests in its largest city against high prices. In a statement on national television, the government of the West African country says it is suspending all duties and import taxes on rice, oil, milk, flour, sugar, fish and tomato paste. The move came as protests against the high cost of living entered a second day. At a demonstration filmed by AP Television, women were seen shouting "we cannot buy anything." "Even what we are producing our self has become very expensive, we cannot buy in the market, everything becomes expensive, we don't eat, we don't eat," one local resident who attended the protest told AP Television. AP Television also filmed footage of burning tyres and logs in the street, and what sounded like gunfire could be heard. Riot police have reportedly been firing tear gas into the crowds of protesters to control them. Witnesses said a number of people have been hurt in the fracas, but officials could not immediately confirm any injuries. 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...
