Violent clashes between the authorities and the residents of a neighborhood ravaged by Ebola broke out in Liberia, while the death toll from the disease continues to increase.
The people threw stones at the soldiers sent to control the crowds at West Point, a slum of Monrovia, who is in quarantine, and tried to tear down the barricades in the area, according to reports. "This is a disaster," noted Lt. Col. Abraham Kromah, chief operating officer of the National Police, the New York Times. "They injured one of my police officers. That's not right. A group of criminals did this. God, look at this kid. God help us, "Kromah spoke while looking at a 15-year-old appeared to have been wounded in the fighting; the teen asked for help as she lay near the barricade, the Times reported.
West Point residents awoke to find riot police blocking roads in and out of their community. Persons attempting to leave the area by boat were intercepted by a coastguard patrol offshore. The protests and violence erupted.
When the local government representative went home to get his family, hundreds of people surrounded him until police and soldiers could get them. Security forces fired into the air to disperse the crowd, as residents threw stones or whatever came to hand. At least one person was injured.
Kromah said forces managed to restore order in the area.
The people of West Point said they were not told about the blockade, which left some without supplies. "We have just seen (blocking) this morning. We went out and we could not go anywhere. Have not heard anyone with the authority of what happened, "said Alpha Barry, 45.
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