Protesters defy government lockdown order in Solomon Islands
ABC News
Demonstrators in the Solomon Islands are defying government lockdown orders to take to the streets for a second day in violent protests
CANBERRA, Australia -- Demonstrators in the Solomon Islands defied government lockdown orders to take to the streets for a second day Thursday in violent protests.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had declared the lockdown Wednesday after about 1,000 people gathered in protest in the capital Honiara demanding his resignation over a host of domestic issues, according to local media reports.
The protesters breached the National Parliament building and burned the thatched roof of a nearby building, the government said. They also set fire to a police station and other buildings.
“They were intent on destroying our nation and ... the trust that was slowly building among our people,” the government said in a statement.
