A police van has rammed into protesters as an anti-US rally outside the American embassy in the Philippines capital, Manila, turned violent. Television footage showed the van repeatedly ramming the protesters as it drove wildly back and forth after protesters had surrounded and started hitting the van with wooden batons they had seized from the police. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Protesters display placards after forcing their way to the gates of the US embassy in Manila. “Even as the president vowed an independent foreign policy, Philippine police forces still act as running dogs of the US.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Police officers hit fleeing protesters outside the embassy. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Police and protesters clash during the violent protest.

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2016 07:30 UTC