Liberian soldiers opened fire on residents of a slum
in their country's capital city today after it was locked
down in an effort to contain the spread of Ebola
virus.
According to DailyMail, people ran screaming as
soldiers from the country's Ebola Task Force brutally
enforced a quarantine of Monrovia's West Point
district ordered by the country's president last night.
See photos below. Warning: Graphic content
The chaos in Monrovia erupted after protesters
surrounded the home of the West Point's
commissioner, Miatta Flowers, pictured below,
blaming her for the decision to turn their
neighbourhood into an open-air isolation ward.
Soldiers carrying assault rifles lashed out at residents
with telescopic truncheons and at least one man was
shot as a security team moved in to evacuate Mrs.
Flowers. A resident of the West Point district told the
Associated Press by phone that security forces were
firing into the air to disperse crowds angry over the
quarantine measures.
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