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Anti-riot policemen swing their shields to disperse protesters demonstrating in front of the U.S. embassy in Manila
25 Feb 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Anti-riot policemen swing their shields to disperse protesters demonstrating in front of the U.S. embassy in Manila February 25, 2009. The protesters demand the immediate termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) joint military exercise between the U.S. and the Philippine military which is scheduled to begin on April in the central Philippines. REUTERS/Stringer (PHILIPPINES)
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Anti-riot policemen block a theater artist members who protest outside the US Embassy in Manila April 1, 2009 to dramatize the sufferings and passion of the people as the predominantly Catholic ...




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