Macau Police Clash with Protesters, 41 Injured

41 people were injured, including four demonstrators, two reporters, three non-protesters and 32 policemen.
Macau Police Clash with Protesters, 41 Injured
The Macau police dispatched two Anti-riot water cannon vehicles and shoot water cannons to the protestors. Many people and reporters were hit. Zeng Dongfang/The Epoch Times
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The Macau police dispatched two Anti-riot water cannon vehicles and shoot water cannons to the protestors. Many people and reporters were hit. (Zeng Dongfang/The Epoch Times)
MACAU - Police physically intervened to break up an estimated crowd of 1,500 assembled to protest government-related issues on May 1, resorting to the use of water cannons and pepper spray. The injured included a foreign journalist.

The protest was organized by several labor unions, social, and youth organizations critical of the government for not doing enough to curb inflation and a growing illegal labor problem.

The protesters began a march toward the government compound at about 2:00 pm. Instead of following a police-altered route, they resorted to taking their pre-planned route down New Road through the commercial district in the heart of the city.
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