Tear gas fired as Joint Services attempt to clear Wismar roadblock, buildings ablaze

The toll booths on fire

The Joint Services at around 4 am swooped on the main road block at Wismar and attempted to clear it but hundreds of residents engaged in more than three weeks of protests over electricity rates resisted and several buildings were later set on fire.

SN was told that several cans of tear gas landed in the yards of residents of Silvertown; a nearby community along Burnham Drive, forcing residents out of their homes.

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