Protests on the streets against Israeli action at Arafat's compound
(24 Sep 2002) SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of demonstrators gathered around fire 2. Men banging piece of metal with sticks 3. Women banging pots and pans 4. Youths banging oil drum 5. Boy on ledge banging metal wall 6. Youths banging metal sheeting 7. Youths banging oil drum 8. Cars sounding horns 9. Men banging metal sheeting as they walk along street 10. Men banging metal sheeting in front of fire 11. Women banging pans 12. Men shouting "Allah hu Akbar" 13. Wide shot of banging around fire 14. Youths throwing stones at Israeli soldiers 15. Israeli soldiers standing next to armoured personnel carrier 16. Youths throwing stones 17. Youths running from Israeli stun grenade STORYLINE Around a hundred and fifty Palestinians defied an Israeli Army curfew in Ramallah after loudspeakers on mosques urged people to take to the streets. Men, women and children turned out on Ramallah's main street - Al-Irsal, which leads to the besieged compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and beat on pots and pans, garbage cans and anything else they could find as Israeli troops looked on. Demonstrators said they intended to march toward Arafat's compound, in the latest outpouring of support for the beleaguered Palestinian leader since Israel began a military assault on his compound on Thursday. Some cars also defied the curfew, honking their horns and with people beating on the roofs. Most of those who turned out were locals, although there were a few foreign peace activists among the crowd. Later Palestinian youths began to throw stones at an Israeli armoured personnel carrier and Israeli soldiers. The soldiers responded by firing stun grenades at the youths. So far no deaths or injuries have been reported. A day earlier, Palestinians observed a commercial strike and staged more protests, burning tyres and pelting soldiers with rocks - events rarely seen in recent months. About 10,000 rallied in Gaza, many of them school children bused in for the demonstration. 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...
