They were held in buses for as long as seven hours, breathing the residue of tear gas on their clothing the entire time. According to reports, tear gas canisters were going off near the buses as those arrested were boarded. The legal team says this is a clear infringement of civil rights because those arrested are entitled to three meals a day and personal dignity. Police have announced that they will arrest anybody caught in the streets with a gas mask. Meanwhile, residual tear gas pollutes the air and many people casually roam the streets.
Police continue to traverse the city making individual arrests.
They have been trapped inside for about three hours after they went there to recover mainly personal supplies and equipment. In a telephone interview, one medic said they are all doing well and not in need of anything, but they are not going outside for fear of being targeted by police. The abandoned medical center is located directly behind a new security perimeter established by police. Last evening, police raided an alley in front of the medical center where people were being treated. The police drew their guns on medics and patients and forced them out onto the streets, the medic said.