Authorities responded to the protesters' demands of "employment, freedom, and national dignity" with live bullets, and tear gas, killing more than 300 protesters and injuring many more. 
Tawala husika zilijibu madai ya waandamanaji ya “ajira, uhuru, na heshima ya taifa” kwa kutumia risasi za moto, mabomu ya machozi, mauaji ya zaidi ya waandamanaji 300 na kujeruhi wengine wengi zaidi.