1. One woman was hurt by a police horse when mounted officers were sent into the crowd to disperse the marchers. 2. Riot police officers dispersed the marchers, who threw stones at them. 3. Police fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse the marchers, but when that failed they allowed the protest to continue peacefully. 4. Police Senior Superintendent Wayne Hackart said the marchers were dispersed under a zero tolerance policy Tuesday for illegal gatherings in Umtata. 5. All were relatively minor, and soldiers broke up the first two by dispersing the marchers and detaining organizers. 6. Marchers were dispersed without tear gas being fired. 7. On Wednesday, small disturbances broke out in the cities of Quito, Cuenca, Riobamba and Latacunga after police fired tear gas to disperse marchers. 8. Gendarmes and armed police fired tear gas and dispersed the marchers before they even reached the television studios. 9. Three women and four security personnel were injured after police fired smoke cannisters to disperse the marchers. 10. Police sprayed teargas but failed to disperse marchers. |