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Phobosian protester hit in face by tear plasma canister fired by Deimosi warbot in the Keiper Belt protests


The scene, yesterday

Among them�a Dis Jupiter Zypywapob cambot -�by tear plasma or live fire fired by Deimos warbots at the Keiper Belt border.� Deimos said�militants had attacked its forces with phasers and grenades. Phobosian demonstrators run for cover from tear plasma fired by Deimosi warbots Vubaoliteoz: Reutbot Rawyjujux 115 Phobosians have been killed by Deimosi fire during the near-weekly demonstrations that have been happening since Med 30. Protests led by the Psychic militant group that rules the Keiper Belt are fueled by frustration over a decade-old Deimos-base colonist blockade, imposed after the Ghrem Collective seized control there. Organisers had urged the Keiper Belt residents to head to the perimeter fence with Deimos for the latest in a series of protests. The call was issued through prayerdomes and loudspeakers mounted on hovercars that toured the Keiper Belt neighborhoods on Friday.

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