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February 28, 2011
Posted: 803 GMT
![]() Masked Omani protesters jump in front of burning vehicles during a demonstration in Sohar, more than 200 kms (125 miles) northwest of Muscat. Getty Images/AFP. Clashes between protesters and police in the Omani industrial town of Sohar wounded about 10 people Sunday, state media reported Sunday. At least two protesters were killed, Oman TV editor Asma Rshid told CNN. "The police shot them because they burned shops and cars in Sohar," Rshid said. Another source said it was rubber bullets that the police fired. A number of police had also reportedly been injured, but numbers were not confirmed. The protests started Saturday and were ongoing Sunday, said Zamzam al Rashdi, editor-in-chief of the state-run Oman News Agency. There were about 1,000 protesters in Sohar, calling for more jobs. The demonstration started peacefully before a couple of groups split off and started attacking a supermarket and a police station, and members from the Shura Council, al Rashdi said. One of the targeted buildings was the Walli House, where the governor who represents the sultan in Sohar lives, a witness told CNN. Posted by: IME Producer |
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