Swaziland: Police fire tear gas on protesters

Swaziland police fired tear gas and beat stone-throwing protesters, chasing some down into a hospital, after a demonstration held in support of teachers demanding higher wages. An Associated Press reporter saw the turmoil at the end of the march, in which about 2,000 parents and teachers wound their way from a park and bus station in Mbabane, the capital, to a labor court where judges were considering a demand by the government that leaders of a teachers' strike be arrested for contempt of court and disrupting education. It was unclear when the judges would rule.