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Cyprus: Protesters Storm Presidential Palace After Deadly Blast at Naval Base Kills 12
- Posted on July 12, 2011 at 7:43pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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An angry mob stormed the Cypriot presidential palace in Nicosia during a protest over a fatal explosion at a naval base. The blast that reportedly killed 12 and destroyed a power plant, brought about the forced the resignations of Cyrpus’ defense minister and top military chief. It is unclear whether President Dimitris Christofias was in the palace.
Protesters didn’t get far however, as they were blocked at the inner gate by riot police who, after being attacked with rocks, fired tear gas into the crowd.
An investigation into the cause of the explosion comes on the heels of criticism over how the 100 containers – most of them filled with gunpowder – had been stored in the “scorching heat.”
This EuroNews video discusses the explosion:
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dontbotherme
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 5:36pmSo one hundred containers of gunpowder stored in the scorching heat exploded. If this is true, why the riots? Why the forced resignation(s)? Something is not making sense. I’ll tell you what, people all over the world are getting more & more angry. What force is behind the anger?
Report Post »Eraldo NY Tea Party
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 9:26amThis was sabotage from those who want more kaos.
Pray for our country and our people.
Here in NYC things are ready to explode, people are confrontational for nothing, subway seats, general lines, no jobs, little food, mac-fights,traffic, heat, no jobs, illegals all over.
God bless.
Report Post »Ducky 1
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 3:19pmWe need to keep our cool these days. The “mob” mentality is rather scarey!
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