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Philippines Protest - Students protesting presence of US troops clash with police
09/11/2009
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NAME: PHL PROTEST 20090911I TAPE: EF09/0861 IN_TIME: 10:34:21:03 DURATION: 00:01:06:12 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Manila - 11 September 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Pan of protesters marching towards United States Embassy in Manila 2. Wide of protesters crossing street towards embassy 3. Various of police trying to prevent protesters from getting any closer to embassy building 4. Mid of police blocking protesters 5. Wide of minor scuffle between police and protesters 6. Close of protesters chanting 7. Pan of police and protesters, embassy building in background 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vencer Crisostomo, Protest leader: "(US President Barack) Obama is posturing against war, against what (former US President George W.) Bush (has) done, so we appeal that if indeed that is true then it has to stop also the war on terrorism in the Philippines." 9. Pan from protest placards to protesters shouting 10. Wide of police scuffling with protesters STORYLINE Less than one hundred protesters made their way to the US embassy in Manila to protest the presence of US troops in their country. The protesters criticised the US government for the continued presence of US troops in the Philippines, accusing Washington of involving their country in the "war on terror" launched by former President George W. Bush's administration shortly after September 11 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, DC. "(US President Barack) Obama is posturing against war, against what (former US President George W.) Bush (has) done, so we appeal that if indeed that is true then it has to stop also the war on terrorism in the Philippines," protest leader, Vencer Crisostomo said. The protest was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The protesters, most of them students were blocked by police from reaching the embassy building. The protesters were allowed to continue their protest across the street from the embassy and they peacefully dispersed afterwards.
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