Japanese police drag away elderly protesters as work starts on controversial US airbase (VIDEO)
Protests have erupted in Okinawa after the Japanese government resumed work on a controversial US airbase, even though construction had been blocked by the local governor. Police dragged away elderly demonstrators while they shouted “What are you doing?”
Around 300 mostly elderly protesters gathered on Thursday to block the main gate at Camp Schwab in the city of Nago. However, local police ruthlessly dealt with the demonstrators, the Asahi Shimbun reports.
One elderly woman with a cane yelled “Put me down!” as she was hauled off, as cited by Reuters.
“What are you doing?” another white-haired woman shouted at police. “Aren’t you supposed to be protecting citizens?”
毎日動画：沖縄：辺野古埋め立て着工 http://mainichi.jp/movie/movie.html?id=905336083002 … 米軍普天間飛行場（沖縄県宜野湾市）の移設問題を巡る対立が激化する中、政府は２９日、名護市辺野古沿岸部の埋め立 てに向けた本体工事に着手しました。（賢）
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