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To: ransomnote

🙏Amen


363 posted on 11/24/2021 9:56:57 PM PST by greeneyes ( Moderation In Pursuit of Justice is NO Virtue--LET FREEDOM RING)
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ransomnote: Wonder if ANtifa took a vacay, long enough to set thatched roof on fire to get the lockdowns going. Prayers up for those in the Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands enters 36-hour lockdown after protests turn violent
cnn ^ | Wed November 24, 2021

Posted on 11/24/2021, 9:00:15 PM by BenLurkin

People from the country's most populous island, Malaita, had traveled to the capital in a spillover of anger about a host of domestic issues including unrealized infrastructure promises, media reported.

As well as anger about a lack of development, the Solomons government has faced pressure over a 2019 decision to cut ties with Taiwan and establish a formal relationship with China.

As well as looting stores, demonstrators set fire to a thatched roof building on the grounds of the Parliament -- as it was sitting -- and a police station, said the Prime Minister.

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) urged people attending schools and businesses around Honiara to stay home to avoid being affected by unrest.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...

366 posted on 11/24/2021 10:37:25 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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