buea/bamenda cameroon soldier shoot dead least eight people wound others cameroon restless english-speaking regions sunday protest activists call independence majority francophone nation official witness say demonstrations time take place anniversary anglophone cameroon independence britain come months-old movement perceive marginalization francophone-dominated government gather pace protest begin late last year become lightning rod opposition president paul biya 35-year rule donatus njong fonyuy mayor town kumbo say five prisoners kill around a.m. 0500 gmt jail hold catch fire know cause fire prison ... five prisoners kill soldier two wound bullets hospital tell reuters add another two civilians also injure incidents kumbo soldier shoot kill demonstrator wound two others raise blue white flag ambazonia separatist movement town another woman kill inside home fonyuy say without give detail police army officials immediately available comment shoot use violence unless major cause numerous risk even terrorist risk keep calm security source decline identify authorize speak journalists say early day write official facebook account president biya condemn violence let make clear forbid voice concern republic however nothing great achieve use verbal excesses street violence defy authority say cameroon divide root end world war one league nations divide former german colony kamerun ally french british victors authorities ban gather four people order bus station eateries shop shut forbid movement different part english-speaking regions ahead protest government also order cameroon border nigeria close weekend access popular social media message apps include facebook twitter whatsapp disrupt friday communications minister issa tchiroma bakary sunday threaten shut media outlets give voice separatists say must encourage advocate division want destroy destabilize country businesses shutter regions main cities buea bamenda military helicopters circle overhead security deployment include troop cameroonian army rapid intervention brigade unit typically fight islamist boko haram militants country north one protester kill edge buea security force attempt block pro-independence marchers enter city three witness say hundreds nevertheless slip countryside get around blockade city security force use teargas try stop march regional governor office reuters witness also hear gunfire though clear whether shots target protesters fire air military suppose protect live property turn great nightmare say one buea resident ask identify fear reprisal bamenda bomb attack blame separatists wound three policemen last week young men brandish improvise secessionist flag clash security force attempt disperse teargas thousands government supporters meanwhile march douala cameroon main port city commercial hub voice opposition call independence autonomy anglophone regions ... reject sectarianism condemn kinds hate form violence carry pretext whatsoever justice minister laurent esso tell pro-government crowd least eight dead amid cameroon anglophone protest