they were not too happy with that. that's why they wanted to talk to a man, because the women were, i guess, being very unreasonable to them. originally, people said there would be no weapons, but there were individuals who carried their weapons. we couldn't do anything about it. we said, "it's a peaceful barricade." around 8:30, the police started firing tear gas and concussion grenades at us. concussion grenades, for those who don't know, sound like gunshots. they're quite a loud noise. i had to tell some of the people i was with to run, you know, let's run for cover. it was scary because we didn't know if anyone was killed. you know, on both sides. the police force continued to block the roads, people coming in or out. they prevented food, medicine. they were quite aggressive and always provoking. it was a siege.