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It reminds me of the 1987 Farmers' protest in the Philippines. Some of them died. When violence broke out, security officials fired at the protestors. There is even video of them firing into a retreating crowd, and at least 12 people died, with some accounts citing 13 deaths. There were 39 protestors who received severe gunshot wounds, with 12 to 19 of them reportedly succumbing to their injuries at a later date. No military or police officers were killed that day. That was referred to as Black Thursday in the media at the time and today it is known as the Mendiola Massacre. It was different during the 1986 people power era that there was no bloodshed.
RE: LA protests